Within the ranks of a beleaguered army, hearts and thoughts turn towards home. A whole generation of young men, torn asunder by ravages of war, tormented by what would become known as the 'Devil's Breath'. From the rats that scampered around the dying, to the machines of steel trampling everything u
The Shadow of the Poppy
β Scribed by Edwards, Emily
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 30 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1528905393
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β¦ Synopsis
Within the ranks of a beleaguered army, hearts and thoughts turn towards home. A whole generation of young men, torn asunder by ravages of war, tormented by what would become known as the 'Devil's Breath'. From the rats that scampered around the dying, to the machines of steel trampling everything under their rolling treads, to the flying bullets and double-edged bayonets, the barbed-wire fencing and blood-curdling screams, 'no man's land' became representative of hell.As the demons of war raged around them, many a young man sat with a pen between their shaking fingers to write their fears: their desperation over a life that was fading...
Number of Words in Auth: 2
Formats : EPUB
Number of Formats : 1
Has Cover : Yes
All Identifiers : isbn-13:9781528944021
Single Author : Emily Edwards
Original Source : New_Files_Horla_09_09_AM
Sorted Author by LN, FN: Edwards, Emily
Title Length : 023
Title Parm D : The Shadow of the Poppy
Title Parm F : The Shadow of the Poppy
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ES Lib Name : NIRC 2019-09
Record ID : 4615
Uncomma Author : Emily Edwards
Title Parm A : The Shadow of the Poppy
β¦ Subjects
World War, 1914-1918 -- Trench warfare -- Fiction
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