Jason Cobley

A Hundred Years to Arras

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On a painful, freezing Easter Monday in 1917, Private Robert Gooding Henson of the Somerset Light Infantry is launched into the Battle of Arras. Robert is twenty-three years old, a farmer's boy from Somerset, who joins up against his father's wishes. Robert forms fast friendships with Stanley, who lied about his age to go to war, and Ernest, whose own slippery account betrays a life on the streets. Their friendship is forged through gas attacks, trench warfare, freezing in trenches, hunting rats, and chasing down kidnapped regimental dogs. Their life is one of mud and mayhem but also love and laughs.This is the story of Robert's journey to Ar… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-78965-150-8
EAN: 9781789651508
Produktnummer: 35926830
Verlag: Unbound
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor

JM Cobley lives in Warwickshire and studied English Language and Literature in Birmingham. His first novel, The Legend of Tom Hickathrift, was published by Mogzilla in 2012. He writes adventure stories for DC Thompson's long-running Commando comic. His comics writing has appeared in many publications, most notably for educational publishers Classical Comics. His Frankenstein graphic novel gained an IPPY award. His versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and An Inspector Calls continue to be used in schools internationally as teaching resources. He currently teaches English as Head of Faculty at a secondary school. A Hundred Years to Arras is his second novel.@JasonMCobley