Covenant with Death

By John Harris,

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Stirringly told from the view of everyday soldiers, Covenant with Death is acclaimed as one of the greatest novels about war ever written. With a new foreword by Louis de Bernieres, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

They joined for their country. They fought for each other.

When war breaks out…

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1 author picked Covenant with Death as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I was bowled over by this book. There have been many great novels about the First World War, but this is head and shoulders above them all.

I loved the meticulous research and the superb characters that John Harris created. I really felt I was there with the Sheffield Pals Battalion as they faced the horrors of the Somme. It brought home what a debt I owe to those who perished in the First World War. My only regrets are that the book ended and that I didn’t read it years ago.

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