Bibliograph

You wouldn't want to be in the trenches in World War One!, a hole you'd rather not be in, written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya

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You wouldn't want to be in the trenches in World War One!, a hole you'd rather not be in, written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You wouldn't want to be in the trenches in World War One!

Responsibility statement

written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya

Sub title

a hole you'd rather not be in

Summary

It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against the backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you really wouldn't want to be a soldier living in a trench during World War One. Handy hints include how to protect your feet from trenchfoot, how to use pigeons as spies and how to detect enemy tunnelling beneath your trench

Target audience

juvenile

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