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The trenches

by Jim Eldridge

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Historical fiction. It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy.

CampaignsWorld War, 1914-1918Trench warfareJuvenile fictionIntrenchmentsMilitary campaignsChildren's fictionWorld war, 1914-1918, fictionChild and youth fiction