The Old Front Line

"The Old Front Line" by John Masefield is a story about one of the most important battles of World War I. You'll learn about what it was like for soldiers to live and fight in the trenches during the Battle of the Somme. The author describes how the war changed the land and the brave young men who fought and sometimes died there, showing both the terrible cost of war and also the courage and sacrifices of the soldiers, and how even a deadly landscape will grow back over time.