Dimensions
128 x 197 x 15mm
A Story of the First World War
George Coppard, a sixteen-year-old from London, enlisted in Kitchener's Army in August 1914 after lying about his age. Serving with the Machine Gun Corps, he fought in the battles of Loos, Somme and Arras, and at Cambrai where he was badly wounded and won the Military Medal for bravery.
This book is based on the diaries that the author kept during his service in France. George Coppard is a natural storyteller, a lone voice speaking on behalf of all the hundreds and thousands of silent soldiers who served in the ranks. But above all this book describes what it was really like to live and fight on the Western Front - the horror and fear of battle, the comradeship and courage of the men in the trenches.
Contains black and white photographs.
