The first in a new series taking the reader to the heart and horror of WWII. True to life, packed with factual detail from Dunkirk, it's from the bestselling author and historian James Holland, who recently presented }Battle Of Britain: The Real Story{ on BBC2. Young Private Hawke just wants to do his duty and serve his country. But as he and his fellow soldiers prepare to stop the German advance, there's only one question on everyone's lips. How will they survive? Ties in to KS2 and KS3 topics. Ages: 11 Friday 24th May, 1940 Private Johnny Hawke, aged sixteen, awakens to artillery fire. Hours later, Stukas scream down from the sky. Messerschmit fighters roar towards his regiment. Trucks burst into flames. Now men and mules lay dead and dying, severed limbs twisted grotesquely as blood soaks the cobbled streets.
