The Battle of Messines Road

Author(s): J. K. Moloney

NZ Military | Military

'My war was a good war, as was the next one. Your father's is a bad one. But in the end it makes no difference. It's all war. It's always the same.' A man at the end of his life, trying to make sense of war, for a boy at the start of his. The story of how these unlikely friends find solace and together fight what they see as the unfairness of it all. A fight that culminates in a series of battles; one on Messines Road and one on Anzac Day. Told both through the eyes of 10-year-old Zac, living in 1968 Wellington and a 21-year-old World War I soldier, The Battle of Messines Road is a coming-of-age story, a World War I diary and a novel about friendship and families. It is a book of how two wars, 50 years apart, changed New Zealand and its people. With the centenary of WWI now in progress The Battle of Messines Road is a chance to get a fresh perspective on a period of New Zealand's history which is presently in the spotlight. The combination of historical document, carefully researched history and fiction gives readers a unique insight into WWI and the nature of war alongside an exciting story line. The two intertwined narratives will hold a wide-range of reader interest and the perspective of 10-year-old Zac will capture the attention of the young adult market while still appealing to more mature readers.

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781877427572
  • : Willsonscott Publishing International Ltd.
  • : UNKNOWN
  • : July 2015
  • : 235mm X 155mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : J. K. Moloney
  • : Hardback
  • : 823.3
  • : new
  • : 344
  • : 2 maps, black and white photographs