{"product_id":"a-hundred-years-to-arras","title":"A Hundred Years to Arras","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA freezing Easter Monday in 1917. The Somerset Light Infantry is launched into the Battle of Arras. Three young friends fight for their lives and the chance to return home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An elegy for a world swept away by the horrors of the First World War. A book written with so much love; beautifully written and deeply moving’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Gwynne Jones, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert is twenty-three years old, a farmer’s boy from Somerset, who joins up against his father’s wishes. He forms fast friendships with Stanley, who lied about his age to go to war, and Ernest, whose own slippery account betrays a life on the streets. Their friendship is forged through gas attacks, trench warfare, freezing in trenches, hunting rats, and chasing down kidnapped regimental dogs. Their life is one of mud and mayhem but also love and laughs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of Robert’s journey to Arras and back, his dreams and memories drawing him home. His story is that of the working-class Tommy, the story of thousands of young men who were caught in the collision between old rural values and the relentlessness of a new kind of war. It is a story that connects the past with the present through land, love and blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAPERBACK OUT APRIL 2026. AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW. EBOOK AVAILABLE \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" title=\"A Hundred Years to Arras\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Hundred-Years-Arras-J-Cobley-ebook\/dp\/B0G22BKFHG\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T3HG55XRIMP8\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.salPa3YJnCJczOOLnpSi4w.uGa9P2JG8LMJZi1O-EA0L-TJdmY2jqfwQ_SJ28tVn7s\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=A+hundred+years+to+arras\u0026amp;qid=1769453868\u0026amp;sprefix=a+hundred+years+to+arras%2Caps%2C115\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"b4b0c52c-fc8f-2038-703d-295570e5e8c8\" data-wf-id='[\"b4b0c52c-fc8f-2038-703d-295570e5e8c8\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003ePaperback: 320pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"b4b0c52c-fc8f-2038-703d-295570e5e8cc\" data-wf-id='[\"b4b0c52c-fc8f-2038-703d-295570e5e8cc\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (April 2026)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"b4b0c52c-fc8f-2038-703d-295570e5e8d0\" data-wf-id='[\"b4b0c52c-fc8f-2038-703d-295570e5e8d0\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781806770229\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52819024970055,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/3784\/1223\/files\/9781806770229.jpg?v=1769452863","url":"https:\/\/wiltonsquarebooks.com\/products\/a-hundred-years-to-arras","provider":"Wilton Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}