Charley's War Book 1

THE MOST RENOWNED WORK IN THEHISTORY OF BRITISH COMICS RETURNS FORTHE CENTENARY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

Consideredby many as the most important war story to appear in comics, Charley’s Warfollows the working class Charley Bourne who eagerly signs up to fight on theWestern front in 1916. The idealistic sixteen-year-old experiences a hellishworld of trench warfare where every day is a bitter fight for survival. Charleyand his friends soon realise they have been thrust into a conflict whereordinary people are expected to throw away their lives to serve the selfishinterests of those in power!

Writtenby British comics legend Pat Mills and featuring the breathtaking artwork ofJoe Colquhoun, this first volume of Charley’s War includes Charley’sharrowing participation in one of the bloodiest encounters in human history -The Battle of the Somme.