In a Scottish town near Edinburg, most young men volunteer spontaneously for imaginary soldiering glory, especially in 'friends battalions' based on sports teams and so on, soon finding the trenches are a hellish bid for seemingly ...See moreIn a Scottish town near Edinburg, most young men volunteer spontaneously for imaginary soldiering glory, especially in 'friends battalions' based on sports teams and so on, soon finding the trenches are a hellish bid for seemingly senseless death. Only Alistair, who prepares for university, wants to stay and mind his blind aunt, but badgered by rascals and the dreaded white chicken feather, ends up joining and filling the ever-growing list of French/Belgian front casualties. Villagers are confronted with corpses closer to home due to the germen zeppelin attacks. Written by
KGF Vissers
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