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OverviewA gripping and insightful story of war from master storyteller Leon Garfield. 'As far as the eye can see, scarlet men are marching . . . A rich and splendid company, but none more so than the drummer boy.' But a moment later, the sound of Charlie Samson's drum was swallowed in a wild thunder. The glorious scarlet troops had been ambushed. Men were dead and dying all around, and all the beauty was gone. All that was left was himself and his drum, and a few shady nightwalkers - cowards who came crawling from the ditches and knaves who scoured the dead for wealth . . . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leon GarfieldPublisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK Imprint: Red Fox Classics Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.140kg ISBN: 9781782950585ISBN 10: 1782950583 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 02 July 2015 Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLeon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |