The trenches

By Jim Eldridge

Subjects: Intrenchments, Child and youth fiction, World War, 1914-1918, Trench warfare, World war, 1914-1918, fiction, Children's fiction, Military campaigns, Juvenile fiction, Campaigns

Description: 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.