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War Game Paperback – 23 Oct 1995

by Michael Foreman (Author)

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Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Chrysalis Children's Books; New edition edition (23 Oct. 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1857937139
ISBN-13: 978-1857937138
Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 26 x 19 cm
Average Customer Review: 65 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 541,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #201 in Books > Young Adult > Historical Fiction > Military & Wars
- #2126 in Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Historical
- #6005 in Books > Young Adult > Action & Adventure

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"A masterpiece." --Time Literary Supplement

"The work of a major children's author at his peak." --The Daily Telegraph

An unforgettable experience" --The Guardian --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Michael Foreman is an award-winning children's author and illustrator. prestigious awards. He is a visiting tutor at the Royal College of Art, and at his house in St Ives, Cornwall. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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A FOOTBALL MATCH WITHOUT ANY FIGHTING!

BySTEVIEon 28 November 2014

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Lovely illustrations have been put to this classic real life story set at Christmas time in the awesome trenches of World War 1. Amid the sound of gunfire, suddenly there's a silence and carols start to be sung by the opposing enemies -- the same tune, but one with English words, the other in German. Miraculously a soldier from the German side emerges putting his arms in the air as if to surrender. An English soldier does the same to the cries of 'Don't do it, its a trick!', but both meet, hands are shaken, and then a hug. Then as a real gesture of goodwill and friendship, 'luxury' goods like chocolate and cigarettes are exchanged ... suddenly, war has ceased and they all play a friendly game of football in muddy no man's land, and yet the very next day, it was back to bullets, bayonets and yet more bloodshed. Miraculous that Christmas Day may seem, but such is war. It all seems so pointless, and its 'a game' that nobody ever seems to win after literally millions have been massacred. However, my 10 year old grandson has been to see the story enacted on stage as part of the school curriculum. He loved it, and hence this purchase, which proves that a good read is better than a computer screen any day, but doubtless he'll want the DVD as well!

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War Game is a fabulos, exciting, incredible and adventurous.

ByA customeron 19 March 2002

Format: Paperback

War Game is about four boys who went to join up for the First World War.Their names are Billy, Freddie,Lacey and Will.
One day they went to sign up for the World War to Honour their Country. They were disappointed when the went to training camp because they did not get training clothes they had to do it in what the were wearing. When they moved from England to France they walked through the town and got lots and lots of cheers! They were very proud! As they went through a town in France (in a windowless bus with little holes you could peep through) That was already blown to bits, Freddie thought it looked just like fireworks! When they got to the discusting, muddy trenches Will and Freddie were first to be posted as sentries. By the time it was dinner they all felt like not having any dinner because they had to eat rats, slugs (YUK) beatles and rock, hard biscuits. They all thought war would be over by Christmas but it wasn't. On Christmas Eve the Germans and English kept singing songs to each other. On Christmas day they had a nice cooked breakfast and after that a sudden but very exciting game of football happened. Then straight after that blackness fell and the was over.
I think this is a great book and I definitely would read it again.I would give it FIVE out of FIVE. The plot is just great. I would recommend this to eight years and over. My best part was when the Germans and the English had a game of football. I thought there is no negative parts in this story.

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As described.

BySusan Crosson 5 July 2017

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As described.

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AMAZING BOOK!!

ByLyns1456on 20 October 2010

Format: Paperback

We found the book War Game absolutely amazing. Michael Foreman is a genius writer.
The book is about four teenage boys who after a game of football on the village green decide to join the army to fight in World War 1.
The boys believe that it will be a short adventure, where they will have lots of fun.
Unfortunately, the adventure lasts several years and the highlight for the four friends is a memorable game of football played against the enemy on no-mans land.
We whole heartedly recommend this book to you to read. Not only was it a quality story, but it helped us with our learning about the world wars.
We think that you need to be over 8 years of age to understand the story.
It's a book that we will never give away and that we talk about a lot.
We found parts of the book quite emotional and our teacher nearly cried when she read it to us.
Definitely a 5 star book, but we would like to give it 10!

Mrs B's Literacy Group. Richmond Hill Primary School Doncaster

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The Poetry is in the Pity

ByHighlanderon 2 September 2009

Format: Paperback

If anything ever displays war as the tragedy it is,this true story of the First World War shows it above all others.It is movingly told and all the more potently and memorably because so many of the author's relatives were killed during it in the flowering of their manhood while the dew of youth was still on their brow.
Now in the ranks of death and now only names inscribed in marble in some sad shires it breaks the heart to know these same young men sang songs together and played a game of football across no-mans land before the rifles,cannons,and machine guns rattled out death to hundreds of thousands of them on both sides.My grandfather was killed at Ypres,my father was badly scarred and lost the right side of his face,his nose and right eye in the Second World War at Cassino and I was slightly wounded myself when I saw service with the Argylls in Berlin during the so called Cold War.The tears sprang to my eyes while reading this book,I could not stop either sobbing or reading,at its end there was both.Dulce et decorum este pro patria Mori.What gross untruths that sent innocent men to their deaths.

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a great read

ByA customeron 18 April 2002

Format: Paperback

War game is a book about four young country lads going to war. They set off with the idea that going to war would be a bit of a game. In basic training they began to find out what it was really like when they didn’t even have a uniform. They set of in high spirits for the front. The fun continued as they rode in London buses across France, being cheered all the way by French people.
They arrived at the front, and were sent into the trenches, to spend the next three months in several feet of water, and only several yards away from the enemy. On Christmas Day they played football with the Germans and some became friends. In the days that follo0wed, men in the front trenches would take turns to fire, while the other side kept their heads down...
I enjoyed this book because it helped me to see and understand what it was like in the First World War. It was an interesting read, I would read it again and recommend it to others.

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This is so Moving

ByDiane100on 6 December 2011

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As a teacher I wanted this book to do some work with our KS2 children on Remembrance Day. I knew this story vaguely and someone recommended the book. Reading it is very emotional and the way it is written and the pictures are a work of art. Can't help but have a little cry. It is one of those books everyone should read and sums up the absolute stupidity and futility of war. Beautiful book to treasure.

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Brilliant

Beautiful book which has various videos on you tube to link up to. As I teacher, I have used this in KS1 & KS2 and children have responded really well to it - especially boys.

Published 8 months ago by weefin

Excellent book. Children enjoyed listening to the story

Excellent book. Children enjoyed listening to the story. A great time filler at home to or after break or lunch. I would say for lower ks2 upwards.

Published 10 months ago by Amazon Customer

Five Stars

Great for world war one topic. Lovely illustrations.

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Five Stars

Every child should tead it ... Lovely book ... Lovely story.

Published 1 year ago by poppull

Poignant, beautiful images

This is a poignant story about soldiers arranging a football match between the opposing trenches. The water colour pictures are a delight.Read more

Published 1 year ago by Dr. Isobel Ann Dunbar

Five Stars

Great book. Enjoyable and lovely illustrations. My Son loved it and the other one we bought.

Published 1 year ago by Stephen Irvine

Emotional

A moving book about ww1

Published on 8 March 2015 by Mr Chris Atkinson

Five Stars

my son loved the book

Published on 2 March 2015 by Zhivka Gesheva

A beautifully written story

I recently discovered this book when teaching WWI to a lower ability Year 6 group. They were transfixed by the story and it helped foster their enthusiasm for this era.Read more

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