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The great swindle

The great swindle

Lemaître, Pierre, 1951-
Book 2015

1918, and the Great War is almost over. Desperate for one last chance at promotion, an ambitious lieutenant, Henri d'Aulnay Pradelle, sends two scouts over the top of the trenches, and contrives to shoot them in the back to incite his men to heroic action once more. And so is set in motion a series of shocking events that will bind together the fates and fortunes of Pradelle and the two soldiers who discover his crime.

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France History 1914-1940 Fiction
Swindlers and swindling Fiction
World War, 1914-1918 Veterans France Fiction
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ISBN:
9781623659035
1623659035
Description:
442 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
"First published in the United States by Quercus in 2015"--Title page verso
Translation of: Au revoir là-haut. Paris : Editions Albin Michel, 2013
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the French
LCCN:
2015940794
Control Number:
1531380
Other Authors:
Lemaître, Pierre, 1951- Au revoir là-haut. English
Wynne, Frank
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