1917 Machines of War | by Brian Falkner

Description

Part Four in the Kiwis at War series

17-year-old Bob Sunday has stolen his brother’s identity to enlist in World War One. Keith was killed at Gallipoli, so doesn’t need it any more, anyway. But Bob is keen to join the Royal Flying Corps, and soon finds himself flying patrols over the front line in France, up against the likes of the Red Baron – Manfred von Richthofen. A boy’s dream of adventure are soon shattered amid horrors if war; culminating in his witnessing the destruction as Passchendaele. The fourth episode in a gripping series that tracks each year in World War One, from 1914 to 1918, each focusing o different aspects of war. Each book in the series is written by a top New Zealand author and features threads that link the stories together.

Pages: 336

Published: 2018