All quiet on the Western Front /
by Evans, Tony (Children's fiction writer) [author.]; Remarque, Erich Maria; Wimperis, Sarah [illustrator.].
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BookPublisher: Stroud : Real Reads, [2013]Description: 64 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781906230661 (pbk.) :.Classification number: Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile fiction | Children's stories | Children's and Teenage: Classics | Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fictionSummary: This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed. When Paul Bumer and his classmates join the army, nothing has prepared them for the death and destruction that they witness. Machine guns, huge artillery shells and poison gas create a nightmare world for these young men and their older comrades. For months and years attack is followed by counter-attack. Will any of Pauls friends survive long enough to return to their families and loved ones? Will there be a place for them at home, when peace finally comes? Can any of these soldiers make sense of the massive conflict in which they are involved?
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Childrens Paperback | Southport Library | Childrens Fiction | Available | 002846652X |
Formerly CIP. Uk
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This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed. When Paul Bumer and his classmates join the army, nothing has prepared them for the death and destruction that they witness. Machine guns, huge artillery shells and poison gas create a nightmare world for these young men and their older comrades. For months and years attack is followed by counter-attack. Will any of Pauls friends survive long enough to return to their families and loved ones? Will there be a place for them at home, when peace finally comes? Can any of these soldiers make sense of the massive conflict in which they are involved?
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