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 The Machine Gunners - Robert Westall
 The Machine Gunners - Robert Westall ... rival Boddser Brown in obtaining the ultimate war souvenir.Newest Review: ... the War. In fact, it has turned into a competition to get the best collection and Chas is losing to Boddser Brown ~ a ... more ... ruthless collector who will use any means to "bag" a souvenir. The main adventure begins when a German Bomber crashes near Garmouth and Chas (and his three friends) decide that the plane's machine gun is the perfect thing to beat Boddser. They get the gun and hide it in their underground "Fortress" ~ their plan is to get it working again to defend their families from invasion! The story that follows is funny, sad and dangerous ~ it involves a German pilot on the run, a battle by the teachers and p...more |
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The Machine Gunners - Robert Westall: Chas' Nan is Gunning For Hitler! (846 words)
by - written on 17/07/03 (Very useful, 351 readings)
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I first read The Machine Gunners a number of years ago, not long after I read J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and watched John Boorman's excellent film Hope and Glory. I was on a bit of a Second World War theme, so The Machine Gunners seemed an obvious next choice! ~~~The author. Robert Westall was born in 1929 in North Shields in the North East of England. He has degrees from Durham University and the University of London and he then became an art teacher at Sir John Deane's College in Northwich in Cheshire. He has also been an antique dealer before settling on writing as his full-time career. The Machine Gunners was his first novel ... Read the complete review
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