{"product_id":"9780751557121","title":"Covenant with Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey joined for their country. They fought for each other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen war breaks out in 1914, Mark Fenner and his Sheffield friends immediately flock to Kitchener's call. Amid waving flags and boozy celebration, the three men - Fen, his best friend Locky and self-assured Frank, rival for the woman Fen loves - enlist as volunteers to take on the Germans and win glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough ramshackle training in sodden England and a stint in arid Egypt, rebellious but brave Fen proves himself to be a natural leader, only undermined by on-going friction with Frank. Headed by terse, tough Sergeant Major Bold, this group of young men form steel-strong bonds, and yearn to face the great adventure of the Western Front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, on one summer's day in 1916, Fen and his band of brothers are sent to the Somme, and this very ordinary hero discovers what it means to fight for your life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStirringly told from the down-to-earth view of everyday soldiers, \u003c\/i\u003eCovenant with Death\u003ci\u003e is acclaimed as one of the greatest novels about war ever written. Now with a new foreword by Louis de Bernières, author of \u003c\/i\u003eCaptain Corelli's Mandolin\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010519023856,"sku":"9780751557121","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780751557121_p0.jpg?v=1763634856","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780751557121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}