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Forester is now best known for his Hornblower series but this gem is a vivid and visceral depiction of the First World War. Born in 1899 Forester tried to enlist but failed his medical so never saw the horrors of the trenches first hand but having lived through the era was perfectly placed to dissect it. Written in 1936 it follows the career of a very ordinary officer as he rises through the ranks and comes up against the now mythologised horrors of ‘modern’ trench warfare with a Victorian mindset that saw so many soldiers slaughtered. Fascinating and powerful.

Sarah Broadhurst

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