A minimal war history for today's teenagers
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Book Introduction
Vivid events are never forgotten!
A must-read for today's youth that will help alleviate their worries about history scores.
For teenagers these days, history is approached as a 'curriculum subject' rather than a 'liberal arts subject'.
This is because many people believe that they must memorize everything in order to do well on the test.
Historical events are often understood and passed over as words or numbers rather than as a single story.
To provide easy and fun history education to teenagers who feel tired and burdened by the history 'subject', 《Minimum War History for Today's Teenagers》 was published.
This book unfolds the history of 14 major wars that changed world history through thrilling storytelling, capturing the flow of history from ancient times to the present day.
Based on a rich chronology, maps, and images, it pinpoints the key figures, events, and backgrounds of history without forgetting them.
After immersing yourself in the vivid war story, you can develop your critical thinking skills by answering the post-reading questions at the end.
For students tired of memorizing history and for teenagers who want to make their schoolwork their own, war history is the best source of stories to introduce them to world history.
If you enjoy reading this book, you will naturally learn something new and even gain some historical knowledge as a bonus.
A must-read for today's youth that will help alleviate their worries about history scores.
For teenagers these days, history is approached as a 'curriculum subject' rather than a 'liberal arts subject'.
This is because many people believe that they must memorize everything in order to do well on the test.
Historical events are often understood and passed over as words or numbers rather than as a single story.
To provide easy and fun history education to teenagers who feel tired and burdened by the history 'subject', 《Minimum War History for Today's Teenagers》 was published.
This book unfolds the history of 14 major wars that changed world history through thrilling storytelling, capturing the flow of history from ancient times to the present day.
Based on a rich chronology, maps, and images, it pinpoints the key figures, events, and backgrounds of history without forgetting them.
After immersing yourself in the vivid war story, you can develop your critical thinking skills by answering the post-reading questions at the end.
For students tired of memorizing history and for teenagers who want to make their schoolwork their own, war history is the best source of stories to introduce them to world history.
If you enjoy reading this book, you will naturally learn something new and even gain some historical knowledge as a bonus.
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Preview
index
[Prologue] Heroes, Betrayal, Conspiracy, and Twist… A Treasure Trove of Dramatic Stories
Part 01.
The Great War that completely changed the course of civilization
[Persian Wars] Persia vs. Greece: The First Clash of Civilizations Between East and West
[Mongol Wars of Conquest] The Mongol Empire, a symbol of brutality that lasted over 100 years
[Alexander the Great's Wars of Conquest] The 20-year-old conqueror who conquered Asia with his unrivaled military power.
[Napoleonic Wars] The beginning of a wave of nationalism that later led to great disaster.
Part 02.
A civil war that brought human ugliness to its peak
[Vietnam War] The Viet Cong's tactics that threw the superpower United States into chaos.
[Bosnian War] The ugliest war in human history in the 20th century
[Chinese Civil War] The Crucial Reason Chiang Kai-shek Inevitably Lost to Mao Zedong
Part 03.
A war for hegemony born from the desire to become the strongest nation
[World War I] The first large-scale war of the 20th century, born of imperialist greed.
[World War II] A Tragic War Caused by One Man's Madness
[Spanish Conquest of America] Three Explorers in the Age of Exploration in Search of Gold
[100 Years' War] From an Age of Religion and Class to an Age of Money and Power
Part 04.
A brutal power struggle disguised as religion
[Israel-Palestine War] Jews vs. Arabs: The Middle East's Unquenched Powder Keg
[The Crusades] The brutal slaughter and pillage in the name of God
[The Thirty Years' War] The first international war in the West that brought about tremendous change in European history.
References
Part 01.
The Great War that completely changed the course of civilization
[Persian Wars] Persia vs. Greece: The First Clash of Civilizations Between East and West
[Mongol Wars of Conquest] The Mongol Empire, a symbol of brutality that lasted over 100 years
[Alexander the Great's Wars of Conquest] The 20-year-old conqueror who conquered Asia with his unrivaled military power.
[Napoleonic Wars] The beginning of a wave of nationalism that later led to great disaster.
Part 02.
A civil war that brought human ugliness to its peak
[Vietnam War] The Viet Cong's tactics that threw the superpower United States into chaos.
[Bosnian War] The ugliest war in human history in the 20th century
[Chinese Civil War] The Crucial Reason Chiang Kai-shek Inevitably Lost to Mao Zedong
Part 03.
A war for hegemony born from the desire to become the strongest nation
[World War I] The first large-scale war of the 20th century, born of imperialist greed.
[World War II] A Tragic War Caused by One Man's Madness
[Spanish Conquest of America] Three Explorers in the Age of Exploration in Search of Gold
[100 Years' War] From an Age of Religion and Class to an Age of Money and Power
Part 04.
A brutal power struggle disguised as religion
[Israel-Palestine War] Jews vs. Arabs: The Middle East's Unquenched Powder Keg
[The Crusades] The brutal slaughter and pillage in the name of God
[The Thirty Years' War] The first international war in the West that brought about tremendous change in European history.
References
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Into the book
The history of war and adolescence are remarkably similar.
This is because it is a time of dramatic change, conflict, and identity formation.
Both experiences can be traumatic, but they can also serve as a springboard for new beginnings.
War creates a new order out of destruction, and adolescence is a turning point where we discover ourselves amidst chaos.
I hope that through this book, young people will discover themselves in the flow of history.
---p.9 [Prologue | A Report of Dramatic Stories: Heroes, Betrayal, Conspiracy, and Reversal]
The advance of Alexander's army was rapid.
He quickly conquered Asia Minor, crushed the Persian army in a series of decisive battles, including the Battles of Issus and Gaugamela, and completely subdued the Persian Empire of Darius III by early October 331 BC.
Alexander, who had taken control of the vast territory between the Adriatic Sea and the Indus River, was not satisfied with this.
He invaded India in 326 BC in an attempt to reach “the ends of the world and the oceans.”
---p.59 [Alexander the Great's Wars of Conquest | The 20-year-old conqueror who took over Asia with the strongest military force]
Serbian militias attacked Bosniaks and Croats, killing 2,400 people.
At least 400 of them were civilians.
The word that appeared at this time was 'ethnic cleansing'.
First used by Nazi Germany during World War II, the horrific concept of cleansing Jews and other races and peoples who were obstacles to German purity resurfaced in Bosnia less than half a century later.
---p.117 [The Bosnian War | The ugliest war in human history that occurred in the 20th century]
While it is true that the introduction of religion, guns, germs, steel, and new domestic animals, including horses, brought about great changes in the lives of Native Americans, Native culture also brought many changes to Europeans.
(…)
Above all, the potato, which was introduced to Europe from South America, had a tremendous impact on European civilization.
(…) The emergence of typical relief crops helped Europeans escape malnutrition and famine, and ultimately prevented the spread of infectious diseases.
This soon led to a population boom, which sparked or expanded industrialization and laid the foundation for later European modernization.
---p.198 [Spanish Conquest of America | Three Explorers of the Age of Exploration in Search of Gold]
Someone shouted that they had found the spear that had pierced Jesus on the cross.
The Holy Lance was a mystical relic revered by Christians, like the Holy Grail used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
It is said that the Holy Lance was discovered in the castle of Antioch, and it instantly worked as a magic spell on the Crusaders.
They believed that God would be with them and attacked the surrounding enemy forces.
Although they were vastly superior in numbers, the Muslim army was startled by the Crusaders' momentum and was in disarray, desperately trying to flee.
This is because it is a time of dramatic change, conflict, and identity formation.
Both experiences can be traumatic, but they can also serve as a springboard for new beginnings.
War creates a new order out of destruction, and adolescence is a turning point where we discover ourselves amidst chaos.
I hope that through this book, young people will discover themselves in the flow of history.
---p.9 [Prologue | A Report of Dramatic Stories: Heroes, Betrayal, Conspiracy, and Reversal]
The advance of Alexander's army was rapid.
He quickly conquered Asia Minor, crushed the Persian army in a series of decisive battles, including the Battles of Issus and Gaugamela, and completely subdued the Persian Empire of Darius III by early October 331 BC.
Alexander, who had taken control of the vast territory between the Adriatic Sea and the Indus River, was not satisfied with this.
He invaded India in 326 BC in an attempt to reach “the ends of the world and the oceans.”
---p.59 [Alexander the Great's Wars of Conquest | The 20-year-old conqueror who took over Asia with the strongest military force]
Serbian militias attacked Bosniaks and Croats, killing 2,400 people.
At least 400 of them were civilians.
The word that appeared at this time was 'ethnic cleansing'.
First used by Nazi Germany during World War II, the horrific concept of cleansing Jews and other races and peoples who were obstacles to German purity resurfaced in Bosnia less than half a century later.
---p.117 [The Bosnian War | The ugliest war in human history that occurred in the 20th century]
While it is true that the introduction of religion, guns, germs, steel, and new domestic animals, including horses, brought about great changes in the lives of Native Americans, Native culture also brought many changes to Europeans.
(…)
Above all, the potato, which was introduced to Europe from South America, had a tremendous impact on European civilization.
(…) The emergence of typical relief crops helped Europeans escape malnutrition and famine, and ultimately prevented the spread of infectious diseases.
This soon led to a population boom, which sparked or expanded industrialization and laid the foundation for later European modernization.
---p.198 [Spanish Conquest of America | Three Explorers of the Age of Exploration in Search of Gold]
Someone shouted that they had found the spear that had pierced Jesus on the cross.
The Holy Lance was a mystical relic revered by Christians, like the Holy Grail used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
It is said that the Holy Lance was discovered in the castle of Antioch, and it instantly worked as a magic spell on the Crusaders.
They believed that God would be with them and attacked the surrounding enemy forces.
Although they were vastly superior in numbers, the Muslim army was startled by the Crusaders' momentum and was in disarray, desperately trying to flee.
---p.248 [The Crusades | The horrific slaughter and pillage in the name of God]
Publisher's Review
★An introductory book to world history before reading textbooks★
The history of war is the easiest and fastest way to understand world history!
14 war stories that are fun to read and educational to learn from.
Many teenagers find world history a difficult subject.
It's hard to get interested because you have to memorize all the extensive timelines, names, and events.
Moreover, the weight of world history in learning increases as you advance to middle and high school.
If you first encounter world history at school without any background knowledge, the already complex history will inevitably feel even more difficult.
Eventually, when the exam time comes, you end up studying in a hurry to memorize.
So, it is very helpful for teenagers to read world history textbooks before studying textbooks.
This is because you can naturally approach stories connected to textbooks without the burden of having to memorize them.
Above all, history becomes much easier to understand once you understand its flow.
Just reading a book that explains the flow of world history in an easy and fun way can help you build your knowledge and confidence in school classes.
《Minimum War History for Today's Teenagers》 helps teenagers easily and enjoyably learn about world history through 14 war histories.
This is because the history of war contains all the political, social, and economic situations of the world at the time, and is a treasure trove of stories that unfold with dramatic realities such as heroes, betrayals, conspiracies, and reversals.
This book, which carefully selects only the key events essential to understanding world history, will be fun to read and you will naturally learn, and as a bonus, you will gain historical knowledge.
★A timeline showing the flow? Maps? Images included★
From ancient times to the present, at a glance, today's international situation!
《A Minimal History of War for Today's Teenagers》 is comprised of four chapters, ranging from the Great War that completely changed the course of civilization, to the civil war that reached the peak of human ugliness, to the war for hegemony born from the desire for the strongest nation, and to the brutal power struggle disguised as religion.
The major wars introduced here, such as the Napoleonic Wars, the Vietnam War, World Wars I and II, and the Israeli-Palestinian War, not only allow you to grasp the flow of history from ancient times to the present, but also greatly contribute to understanding today's rapidly changing world.
We didn't leave out any elements that would add immersion to the story.
By grouping wars by topic rather than by era, we have reduced the burden of having to study history in chronological order, while also providing a timeline that allows readers to grasp the history of the wars appearing in the book in chronological order at a glance before getting into the main story, so they don't miss the big picture.
Each war's chronology and key maps are included separately, allowing you to grasp the complex progression of the war at a glance.
Through this, readers will vividly picture the characters, events, and background in their minds and never forget them.
★tvN's "Naked World History" Hot Topic★
Read it in an instant, like watching a movie
A solid finish, from background knowledge to critical thinking skills!
Professor Kim Bong-joong, a historical storyteller who has consistently communicated with the public through tvN's "Naked World History," has now stepped forward to promote historical knowledge among teenagers.
As you read, you'll find yourself immersed in the sharp and suspenseful storytelling of a historian who has studied the vast scope of world history for nearly 40 years, and before you know it, you'll find yourself turning to the last page.
This book is the youth edition of the series “A Minimum History of War for Adults Today,” which has sold a total of 100,000 copies.
After selecting the content that young people should definitely read, we created a book by adding 'minimal questions that add depth to thought' at the end of each war story.
By answering questions that pinpoint the core and reviewing what you've read, you can develop the critical thinking skills that form the basis for writing and discussing.
For teenagers, world history is not just a subject to memorize; it is an essential liberal arts subject.
Because in the repetitive flow of history, we can realize unchanging values and gain the wisdom to prepare for the future.
As young people learn about why the war broke out, how it unfolded, and what its consequences were, through this book, they will naturally gain historical background knowledge without having to memorize it, and they will also gain the courage to navigate the turbulent years of adolescence.
The history of war is the easiest and fastest way to understand world history!
14 war stories that are fun to read and educational to learn from.
Many teenagers find world history a difficult subject.
It's hard to get interested because you have to memorize all the extensive timelines, names, and events.
Moreover, the weight of world history in learning increases as you advance to middle and high school.
If you first encounter world history at school without any background knowledge, the already complex history will inevitably feel even more difficult.
Eventually, when the exam time comes, you end up studying in a hurry to memorize.
So, it is very helpful for teenagers to read world history textbooks before studying textbooks.
This is because you can naturally approach stories connected to textbooks without the burden of having to memorize them.
Above all, history becomes much easier to understand once you understand its flow.
Just reading a book that explains the flow of world history in an easy and fun way can help you build your knowledge and confidence in school classes.
《Minimum War History for Today's Teenagers》 helps teenagers easily and enjoyably learn about world history through 14 war histories.
This is because the history of war contains all the political, social, and economic situations of the world at the time, and is a treasure trove of stories that unfold with dramatic realities such as heroes, betrayals, conspiracies, and reversals.
This book, which carefully selects only the key events essential to understanding world history, will be fun to read and you will naturally learn, and as a bonus, you will gain historical knowledge.
★A timeline showing the flow? Maps? Images included★
From ancient times to the present, at a glance, today's international situation!
《A Minimal History of War for Today's Teenagers》 is comprised of four chapters, ranging from the Great War that completely changed the course of civilization, to the civil war that reached the peak of human ugliness, to the war for hegemony born from the desire for the strongest nation, and to the brutal power struggle disguised as religion.
The major wars introduced here, such as the Napoleonic Wars, the Vietnam War, World Wars I and II, and the Israeli-Palestinian War, not only allow you to grasp the flow of history from ancient times to the present, but also greatly contribute to understanding today's rapidly changing world.
We didn't leave out any elements that would add immersion to the story.
By grouping wars by topic rather than by era, we have reduced the burden of having to study history in chronological order, while also providing a timeline that allows readers to grasp the history of the wars appearing in the book in chronological order at a glance before getting into the main story, so they don't miss the big picture.
Each war's chronology and key maps are included separately, allowing you to grasp the complex progression of the war at a glance.
Through this, readers will vividly picture the characters, events, and background in their minds and never forget them.
★tvN's "Naked World History" Hot Topic★
Read it in an instant, like watching a movie
A solid finish, from background knowledge to critical thinking skills!
Professor Kim Bong-joong, a historical storyteller who has consistently communicated with the public through tvN's "Naked World History," has now stepped forward to promote historical knowledge among teenagers.
As you read, you'll find yourself immersed in the sharp and suspenseful storytelling of a historian who has studied the vast scope of world history for nearly 40 years, and before you know it, you'll find yourself turning to the last page.
This book is the youth edition of the series “A Minimum History of War for Adults Today,” which has sold a total of 100,000 copies.
After selecting the content that young people should definitely read, we created a book by adding 'minimal questions that add depth to thought' at the end of each war story.
By answering questions that pinpoint the core and reviewing what you've read, you can develop the critical thinking skills that form the basis for writing and discussing.
For teenagers, world history is not just a subject to memorize; it is an essential liberal arts subject.
Because in the repetitive flow of history, we can realize unchanging values and gain the wisdom to prepare for the future.
As young people learn about why the war broke out, how it unfolded, and what its consequences were, through this book, they will naturally gain historical background knowledge without having to memorize it, and they will also gain the courage to navigate the turbulent years of adolescence.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 4, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 276 pages | 145*220*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791194033813
- ISBN10: 1194033814
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