The Wars

The Wars
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Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-13 : 0140241167
ISBN-10 : 9780140241167
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Book Synopsis The Wars by : Timothy Findley

Download or read book The Wars written by Timothy Findley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Ross, a sensitive nineteen-year-old Canadian officer, went to war--The War to End All Wars. He found himself in the nightmare world of trench warfare, of mud and smoke, of chlorine gas and rotting corpses. In this world gone mad, Robert Ross performed a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death.


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