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A Hero of Liége: A Story of the Great War

by Herbert Strang

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateAdventureHistoricalChildren's19 chapters
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Length
19 chapters
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About this book

As Europe teeters on the brink of war, Kenneth Amory navigates the tense atmosphere of a family business divided by loyalty and suspicion. Amid mobilizations and uneasy alliances, he confronts the thrilling, uncertain dawn of the Great War.

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Contents

19 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER II--THE FIRST TRICK
03CHAPTER III--THE SECOND TRICK
04CHAPTER IV--IN NEUTRAL TERRITORY
05CHAPTER V--A CLOSE CALL
06CHAPTER VI--THE OLD MILL
07CHAPTER VII--A HORNET'S NEST
08CHAPTER VIII--A FIGHT IN THE MILL
09CHAPTER IX--IN THE TRENCHES
10CHAPTER X--BROKEN THREADS
11CHAPTER XI--THE CENTRE ARCH
12CHAPTER XII--A FIGHT WITH A ZEPPELIN

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