Charleys War The Definitive Collection 3 Books Set by Pat Mills
Description
Boy Soldier
The idealistic working class boy experiences the perilous arena of trench warfare, where every waking moment is a bitter fight for survival. As visceral, thrilling and compelling as on its debut, this intensely dramatic war story is the finest the comic book medium has ever produced. Written with acute political and historical insight by British comics legend Pat Mills, it is illustrated throughout with the breathtaking artwork of Joe Colquhoun. This first volume of Charley's War includes Charley's harrowing participation in one of the bloodiest encounters in human history - The Battle of the Somme.
Brothers in Arms
THE GREATEST ANTI-WAR STORY EVER TOLD. Injured in The Battle of the Somme, Charley returns to wartime London and meets a deserter from the French Foreign Legion, Blue, who tells of his brutal experiences of the Battle of Verdun. All too soon Charley returns to the front line at Ypres where the threat from the German army is matched only by the inhumanity of his superiors! In the face of suffering and injustice, seeds of mutiny begin to grow among the ranks... This second volume of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun's masterpiece continues to tell the story of an ordinary soldier's experiences in World War One, including the vibrant re-mastered colour pages from the original comic.
Remembrance
Volume 3 of the most celebrated war comic of all time, re-mastered and collected in a full size edition. This third volume of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun's masterpiece continues to tell the story of an ordinary soldier s experiences in World War One, including the vibrant re-mastered colour pages from the original comic.
