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Operation Heartbreak

by Duff Cooper · 1951

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Willie Maryngton always wanted to go to war. But he was born just too late to see action in the first world war, and it was a long wait until the second. Would he ever have his chance to be a hero?

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 168 pages

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