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Behind the Lines (Paperback)
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Behind the Lines (Paperback)
Series: Casemate Classic War Fiction
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'I never saw the man again, alive or dead. One will say that I saw
him only for a moment, that it was misty at the time, and that even
I did not recognise the features, covered as they were with grime
and stubble. Yet I am sure that the taller of the two ragged
civilians I saw in the chalk quarry that misty March morning of
1918 was that Lieutenant Peter Rawley, R. F.A., who the official
records stated was killed near Arras the previous autumn.' Behind
the Lines is a thriller that follows on from the success of W. F.
Morris's first novel, Bretherton: Khaki or Field-Grey? Morris is
again concerned with questions of identity, allegiance, chance,
concealment and self-discovery. A subaltern is forced to flee when
he accidentally kills an overbearing, taunting fellow officer:
appearances are all against him and he does not trust to trench
justice. He becomes a fugitive and has to join forces with other
deserters, lost soldiers and outlaws in a hand-to-mouth existence
in the no man's land between opposing forces. A series of
adventures and disasters ensue, including capture by the Germans
and near death by firing squad. Only his own bravery and the
devotion of his fiance can rescue him from his plight. A
contemporary commentator noted that 'in spite of the flood of war
books', Morris was able to achieve 'a quite different viewpoint
from all the others', and his book was 'an outstanding success'.
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Imprint: |
Casemate Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Casemate Classic War Fiction |
Release date: |
August 2016 |
Authors: |
W. F. Morris
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Dimensions: |
190 x 132 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
314 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61200-413-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
First World War fiction
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LSN: |
1-61200-413-X |
Barcode: |
9781612004136 |
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