Private Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgoliterary work· published 2003
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When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.
Adaptations (1)
Private Peaceful was adapted into a 2012 film.
Private Peaceful2012 · film · 102 min · dir. Pat O'Connor · IMDb ↗Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
