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A.P. Herbert follows Harry Penrose, an idealistic young officer, as he travels from the Gallipoli peninsula to the Western Front trenches in France. Each brutal engagement tests Penrose’s commitment to the ideals of military glory, duty, and courage. The novel portrays the profound impact of war's daily grinding miseries on a man's resolve and humanity.
First publish date: 1919
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War I Fiction
Authors: Alan Patrick Herbert
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