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A Breed Of Heroes

By (author) Alan Judd,

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This novel deals with a battalion’s four-month tour of duty in Armagh and Belfast during the early 1970s. The central character is Charles Thoroughgood, who with his men, has to cope with boredom as well as occasional outbreaks of horror. Winner of a Royal Society of Literature Award.

SKU: 9780006545354

1 in stock

ISBN: 9780006545354

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 288

Dimensions: 13 × 19.7 cm

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This novel deals with a battalion’s four-month tour of duty in Armagh and Belfast during the early 1970s. The central character is Charles Thoroughgood, who with his men, has to cope with boredom as well as occasional outbreaks of horror. Winner of a Royal Society of Literature Award.

Additional information

  • Paperback / softback | 288 pages
  • 13 × 19.7 cm | 216
  • 03 December 2001
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • United Kingdom
  • New edition

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About the author

Alan Judd

2 Published Books

Alan Judd's Ford Madox Ford won the Royal Society of Literature and Heinemann Awards; his novella, The Devil's Own Work, won the Guardian fiction prize. His celebrated novel A Breed of Heroes was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and was made into an award-winning multi-episode drama for the BBC. He is the author of three other novels, and has recently retired from the Foreign Office.