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The Medal of Brigadier Gerard - Penguin Readers Level 1
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The Medal of Brigadier Gerard - Penguin Readers Level 1The Medal of Brigadier Gerard - Penguin Readers Level 1

The Emperor Napoleon gives Brigadier Gerard a very important letter and tells him to take it to Paris. But there are German and Russian soldiers in France and it is very difficult to get to Paris.
Gerard meets German soldiers, and they try to catch him. Then Gerard meets a Russian soldier - but why does he take this man’s uniform?


 
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Tags: Gerard, German, soldiers, meets, Paris, Brigadier, Medal
Stephen Crane - The Red Badge of Courage (Penguin Readers Level 3)
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Stephen Crane - The Red Badge of Courage (Penguin Readers Level 3)'The young soldier walked along, saying nothing. He looked around nervously. What's that noise? he asked himself. Is it gunfire? And is that smoke? ' This classic tale of the American Civil War follows the fortunes of a proud young soldier, Henry Fleming, who quickly learns that there is much more to war than adventure and bravery. Crane portrays the fear and suffering of ordinary soldiers. In this story they are not always heroes.

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The Great War Handbook: A Guide for Family Historians & Students of the Conflict
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The Great War Handbook: A Guide for Family Historians & Students of the Conflict

Geoff Bridger’s The Great War Handbook answers many of the basic questions newcomers ask when confronted by this enormous and challenging subject – not only what happened and why, but what was the Great War like for ordinary soldiers who were caught up in it. He describes the conditions the soldiers endured, the deadly risks they ran, their daily routines and the small roles they played in the complex military machine they were part of.
 
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Mechanical Failure
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Mechanical Failure

A smooth-talking ex-sergeant, accustomed to an easygoing peacetime military, unexpectedly re-joins the fleet and finds soldiers preparing for the strangest thing—war.
 
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The Children of the New Forest - Bookworms - Stage 2
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The Children of the New Forest - Oxford Bookworms - Stage 2The Children of the New Forest - Oxford Bookworms - Stage 2

England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell's men are fighting the King's men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell's soldiers have come to burn the house - with the children in it. The four of them escape into the New Forest - but how will they live? What will they eat? And will Cromwell's soldiers find them?

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