Terrible True Tales: First World War

by Terry Deary

ISBN: 9781801997614

Published: 2025-10-09

From the author of the blockbuster Horrible Histories series, which is now a TV show and movie, and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. 'Deary's storytelling is simple, historically accurate and compelling.' (The i newspaper on The Silver Hand) Horrible Histories author Terry Deary presents an exciting collection of tales from the First World War based on thrilling true stories - four books in one! Perfect for history fans (and those who don't know they're history fans yet) aged 7+. The War Game: Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren't happy... The Bomber Balloon: November 1916 - the war on the Home Front. A German Zeppelin crashes during a raid on Essex. Can a constable and a schoolgirl round up the armed air crew? The Last Flight: France 1917 - the war in the air. An air observer is shot down behind enemy lines and meets the German flying ace, the...