Frightful First World War
by Terry Deary (Author) Martin Brown (Illustrator)
The First World War was a war fought on a global scale: a war so terrible and deadly that they called it ‘the war to end all wars’. From foot soldiers drowning in mud to fighter pilots being blown out of the sky, it was absolutely hideous from start to finish. So if you like your history horrible, this is the book for you! Find out:
• What the “Fat King” did with food scraps and dead horses
• How sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack
• Why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets
Get all the frightful facts about the First World War – with all the gore and more!
• What the “Fat King” did with food scraps and dead horses
• How sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack
• Why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets
Get all the frightful facts about the First World War – with all the gore and more!
Horrible Histories (Original) Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Horrible Histories (Original)Reading level: 8+
Books in series: 23
Read in order? No
Next release: Finished
Tags: historical illustrated non fiction comedy & humour boys culture
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. Awesome Egyptians (1993)2. Terrible Tudors (1993)
3. Blitzed Brits (1994)
4. Vicious Vikings (1994)
5. Vile Victorians (1994)
6. Groovy Greeks (1996)
7. Measly Middle Ages (1996)
8. Slimy Stuarts (1996)
9. Angry Aztecs (1997)
10. Awful Egyptians (1997)
11. Cut Throat Celts (1997)
12. Frightful First World War (1998)
13. Gorgeous Georgians (1998)
14. Terrifying Tudors (1998)
15. Rotten Romans (1999)
16. Savage Stone Age (1999)
17. Woeful Second World War (1999)
18. Incredible Incas (2000)
19. Smashing Saxons (2000)
20. Stormin' Normans (2001)
21. Barmy British Empire (2002)
22. Ruthless Romans (2003)
23. Villianous Victorians (2004)