My father makes weapons (Mijn vader maakt wapens)

Marc Noble is sixteen when World War I starts in 1914. His brother immediately goes to the front. After one year of training to be an offi cer, Marc may fi nally leave for the Great War. His family builds ships, airplanes and … weapons. They could provide him with a safe job behind the front. But Marc wants to fight on the first row. There he encounters his father’s weapons …

An enthralling story about idealism, friendship, money and violence.

Themes: World War I, trenches, history