Jacko Moran joins the army at seventeen. He tells the story of the war, from his first days in the Flanders trenches to the last great German offensive in 1918. His soldier mates become his 'band of brothers'. When the war ends, the feeling of security it provided ends too, there is nothing in peacetime to replace it. Ages 14+.

 

This book was recognised in the Esther Glen Medal for Junior Fiction category by the Lianza Children's Book Award.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Hachette Australia .

Ken Catran is a scriptwriter and author of television series and more than fifty books. He has won ten writing awards. He and his partner, Wendy, live in South Canterbury and are owned by two cats.