The Machine Gunners

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HyperWar: The Machine Gun (Vol. I/Part III)". Ibiblio.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017 . Retrieved 23 December 2017. Chambers, Aidan. "Letter from England: Children at War." Horn Book (August 1976): 438-442. This article critiques The Machine Gunners, comparing it to other books about the war written for young adults and praising its insights and themes. The war confuses and corrupts the values of these young people, leading them to lie and steal in the belief that their survival depends on these activities. Out of desperation, they decide to take control of their own lives. The Machine Gunners is a children's historical novel by Robert Westall, published by Macmillan in 1975. Set in northeastern England shortly after the Battle of Britain (February 1941), it features children who find a crashed German aircraft with a machine gun and ammunition; they build a fortress and 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. A sequel, Fathom Five, set two years later, was published in 1979. Concealment Equals Cover: Averted. From the outset, one of the most major concerns the authorities have about the missing machine gun is that, in the wrong hands, its bullets can accidentally kill people some way off by going through walls. Indeed, towards the end of the novel, the police sergeant pursuing Chas and the gun gets a lead precisely because a bullet from the weapon lodged in someone's wall.

Finished the book now, Its great and can be rather interesting, as I have overall given this book a rating of 4 out of 5. I would like to see other books by Robert Westall's and look at them. They might be really interesting as I enjoy reading historical books. e.g war Self priming and discharging Canon invented with 30 to 40 shots-per-minute". 27 October 1846. p.2 – via British Newspaper Archive. The Machine Gunners is Robert Westall’s first novel about World War II. It is set in the town of Garmouth, a seaside town in northern England. Though fictional, it is modeled on Tynemouth, the town where Westall grew up during the war.In his attempt to realistically portray the lives of schoolchildren during World War II, Westall includes some harsh language, sexual innuendos, violent behavior, and religious allusions. Because the occasional use of unpleasant language by the young characters is usually in response to stressful or frustrating situations, these realistic lapses should be of little concern to most parents and teachers. So naturally I went from remembering it to owning it within the hour. And then it was but a short year or so before I rose to the top of my ever-growing To Read list. They start to build the base, and are nearly killed when German planes come out of nowhere and start bombing the area. The school is bombed, and since all other schools are full, school is called off.

Ellis (F.L.S.), Robert (April 10, 1851). "Index and introductory. Raw materials. Machinery.-v.2. Manufactures. Fine arts. Colonies.-v.3 Foreign states". Spicer brothers – via Google Books. Provisional Specifications Not Proceeded with". The Mechanics' Magazine. R. A. Brooman. 1855. p.259. Me, for example. I decided to regress like a wossiname, and at the start of 2020 found myself buying albums for bands I had nothing but vaguely fond memories for. I'm pretty sure I didn't really need an A-ha compilation, or a three-disc Human League retrospective, but we are where we are. But, at the same time, you would have to admit it made an impact, left a mark, spoke to the young me in ways I probably couldn't quite understand. Davenport, Richard Alfred (1841). "Lives of Individuals who Raised Themselves from Poverty to Eminence Or Fortune".Flowers, Ann A. "Review." Horn Book (February 1977): 61. This review serves to reassure American audiences that the British slang that appears throughout The Machine Gunners will not detract from the enjoyment of the novel. office, Great Britain Patent; Woodcroft, Bennet (23 December 2017). "Abridgments of the Specifications Relating to Fire-arms and Other Weapons, Ammunition, and Accoutrements: A.D. 1588–1858-Pt. II. A.D. 1858–1866". Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, pub. at the Great seal patent office. p.163. Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran (1775). "Scots Magazine, and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 37". {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) This article is about the specific category of firearms. For the broader topic of all automatic firearms, see automatic firearm. For other uses, see Machine gun (disambiguation). Top: IWI Negev Bottom: FN MAG (general purpose machine gun) Czechoslovak 7.62 mm Universal Machine gun Model 1959 A .50 caliber M2 machine gun: John Browning's design has been one of the longest-serving and most successful machine gun designs HyperWar: The Machine Gun (Vol. /Part )". Ibiblio.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017 . Retrieved 23 December 2017.