{"id":218,"date":"2004-11-11T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2004-11-11T11:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/WordPress\/2004\/11\/11\/remembrance-day-activehistory-at-the-top-of-the-guardians-website-list\/"},"modified":"2004-11-11T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2004-11-11T11:53:01","slug":"remembrance-day-activehistory-at-the-top-of-the-guardians-website-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/igcse-gcse-history\/remembrance-day-activehistory-at-the-top-of-the-guardians-website-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance Day: ActiveHistory at the top of The Guardian’s website list!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nActiveHistory tops Guardian Education section’s “Critic’s Choice” list for
\nRemembrance Day!
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\n“Life in the Trenches” Simulation<\/a> is described in the following terms: “…a wonderful simulation of life in the trenches…it covers what life was like for the ordinary soldier – such aspects as food, lice, trench-foot, censorship and poison gas. There are options to make particular decisions and terms used are explained. The simulation is well illustrated and will help pupils to understand what went on in the war and why casualties were so high” [full
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ActiveHistory tops Guardian Education section’s “Critic’s Choice” list for Remembrance Day! FREE: The ActiveHistory “Life in the Trenches” Simulation is described in the following terms: “…a wonderful simulation of life in the trenches…it covers what life was like for the ordinary soldier – such aspects as food, lice, trench-foot, censorship and poison gas. There are… <\/p>\n

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