Brutal battles and terrifying trenches await in this look at the life of World War One soldiers fighting on the front line!
It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you really wouldn't want to be a soldier living in a trench during World War One. Handy hints include how to protect your feet from trenchfoot, how to use pigeons as spies, and how to detect enemy tunnelling beneath your trench.
The ever-popular You Wouldn't Want to Be series transports readers to the grisliest times and places in human history. The first-person narrative approach puts readers in the shoes of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived. Humorous cartoon-style illustrations bring the characters to life, while informative captions, timelines and maps explain the process of chronological events.
The grisly truth about trench life, ideal for Horrible Histories fans.A funny, foul and fact-filled book that engages reluctant readers with history and the KS2 First World War curriculum.Combines funny text and comical illustrations to fascinating facts, managing to accurately convey historical realities in an engaging way. 
