The Boys of Shakespeare's School in the First World War

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*Richard Pearson is the former head of history at King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon. After retiring in 2004, he established the school archive and wrote the *History and Alumni which was published in 2008. He has also worked for the Royal Shakespeare Co.

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Like many young men of the time, the boys of King Edward VI School saw the outbreak of the First World War as an opportunity for bravery and excitement. This book details the boys' war and their involvement in the major battles on the Western Front, in Italy, Salonika, Macedonia, Gallipoli, Bulgaria and Russia