Robert Westall - The Machine Gunners (pdf) torrent

Robert Westall - The Machine Gunners (William Morrow, 1975). 186 pages.

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about the author:

Robert Atkinson Westall (7 October 1929 – 15 April 1993) was a British author, teacher and journalist best known for his children's fiction, although he also wrote non-fiction and wrote specifically for adults. Many of his novels aimed at a teenage audience deal with complex, dark and adult themes. He has been described at "the dean of British war novelists".

His first book, The Machine Gunners won the 1975 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works for the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.

about the book:

Set in northeastern England during the Battle of Britain (1940), The Machine Gunners features children who find a crashed German aircraft with a machine gun and plentiful ammunition; they build a fort, participate in the war, capture and imprison a German gunner. The author also wrote a play based on the book, and others have adapted it for television and radio.