Covenant with Death

Pan Books, UK, 1963. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 364 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1963. First Paperback Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. Pages are considerably tanned. Four lines of previous owner's notes on page just before main text block. Hinge cracket at the centre of the book. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: They joined for their country. They fought for each other. When war breaks out in 1914, Mark Fenner and his Sheffield friends immediately flock to Kitchener's call. Amid waving flags and boozy celebration, the three men - Fen, his best friend Locky and self-assured Frank, rival for the woman Fen loves - enlist as volunteers to take on the Germans and win glory. Through ramshackle training in sodden England and a stint in arid Egypt, rebellious but brave Fen proves himself to be a natural leader, only undermined by on-going friction with Frank. Headed by terse, tough Sergeant Major Bold, this group of young men form steel-strong bonds, and yearn to face the great adventure of the Western Front. Then, on one summer's day in 1916, Fen and his band of brothers are sent to the Somme, and this very ordinary hero discovers what it means to fight for your life. Stirringly told from the down-to-earth view of everyday soldiers, Covenant with Death is acclaimed as one of the greatest novels about war ever written. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; War; Inventory No: 19030133..