History A-Level
The gap between reported war and lived experience
What The gap between reported war and lived experience means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The difference between official reports and soldiers' or civilians' experiences is the concept of perception versus reality.
Topics that use The gap between reported war and lived experience
- Paper 3, Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality - 1 Reporting and portraying war (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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