Synopsis
Tommo Peaceful and the rest of the company are posted to the trenches in Ypres. Tommo describes a two-day bombardment, at the end of which the company are first attacked and then mount a counter-attack. When Tommo gets back to his trench he discovers Charlie has not returned and as time passes he becomes increasingly fearful that his brother has died.
Talking Books | Michael Morpurgo
Razia Iqbal interviews Michael Morpurgo.
War Horse (2011)
It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. His son Albert names him Joey and, under pressure from their unscrupulous landlord, somehow trains Joey to work the farm. But when war breaks out, Joey is requisitioned by the army to serve at the front and begins a remarkable adventure that takes him far from Albert and the fields of Devon.