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Learning Podcast War Horse

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

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An abridgement of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved novel 'War Horse'.

An abridgement of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved novel 'War Horse'. Joey is a young horse who is initially looked after by Albert on his father's farm and is later sold to the army at the outbreak of WW1. Joey is trained as a cavalry horse, then sent to the Western Front where he experiences the horrors of the War. He is captured by the Germans and put to work hauling ambulance wagons and gun carriages, until finally he is wounded and becomes stranded in no-man’s-land between the enemy lines. But Albert has also joined the army...and is hoping to find Joey.

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo: Episode 7: The loss of a friend

The loss of a friend

Episode 7: The loss of a friend

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The German camp is attacked by the British and Joey bolts away from the gunfire.

The German camp is attacked by the British and a terrified Joey bolts away from the gunfire. Later he finds himself alone in no-man's-land, his leg injured.

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