Michael Morpurgo: a piece of prose, reflecting on Battle of the Somme

Acclaimed author and playwright Michael Morpurgo, who wrote Private Peaceful, the story of a young soldier’s life on the frontline in WWI, and War Horse, travelled to the Somme with ITV News.

He has written a piece of prose exclusively for ITV News to mark 100 years to the day since the Battle of the Somme.

To read the piece in full, click here

[Picture credit: ITV News]

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