You Wouldn't Want To Be In The Trenches In World War One!

Alex Woolf, Woolf, Alex, David Antram

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17 April 2025

Series: You Wouldn't Want To Be

Brutal battles and terrifying trenches await in this look at the life of World War One soldiers!

It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you really wouldn't want to be a soldier living in a trench during World War One.

The ever-popular You Wouldn't Want to Be series transports readers to the grisliest times and places in history. The first-person narrative approach puts the reader in the shoes of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived. Humorous cartoon-style illustrations bring the characters to life, while informative captions, timelines and maps explain processes or chronological events. Perfect for history enthusiasts!

By: Alex Woolf, Woolf, Alex
Illustrated by: David Antram
Imprint: Hatch
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 212mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9781800787711
ISBN 10: 1800787715
Series: You Wouldn't Want To Be
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 17 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex Woolf studied history at the University of Essex. He writes information and fiction books for children aged 7 and upwards, including exciting series set in Shakespearean England and a steampunk alternate 19th century. Aldo Moon and the Case of the Ghost at Gravewood Hall, about a teenage Victorian ghost-hunter, was one of Lovereading4kids' books of the year in 2013, and described by best-selling crime writer Peter James as 'a real delight, witty, ghostly and at times deliciously ghastly.'