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A review by readbycallum
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
4.0
Another read for school. There’s a reason Morpurgo is a national treasure.
Like War Horse, this book contrasts the protagonist’s idyllic (mostly) childhood in rural England with the horror and atrocities of French warfare.
Unlike War Horse, this book shifts its focus to the futility and cruelty of the British command and how the class system allowed the ruling classes to slaughter hundreds of thousands of its men. Written as part of a national campaign calling for soldiers who had been court martialled and executed for cowardice/desertion. The campaign was successful and the men received a partial pardon in 2006.
Like War Horse, this book contrasts the protagonist’s idyllic (mostly) childhood in rural England with the horror and atrocities of French warfare.
Unlike War Horse, this book shifts its focus to the futility and cruelty of the British command and how the class system allowed the ruling classes to slaughter hundreds of thousands of its men. Written as part of a national campaign calling for soldiers who had been court martialled and executed for cowardice/desertion. The campaign was successful and the men received a partial pardon in 2006.