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    Cover of The Machine Gunners

    The Machine Gunners

    Robert Westall · 1975

    After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it.

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    2people
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    50% recommend50% neutral

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    1. oskaMar 2020
      Reminded me of the second half of Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household. [1]

      Also, The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall. [2]

      [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Male_(novel)

      [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Gunners

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    2. SwannieMar 2020
      Thank you - I was thinking about The Machine Gunners when I read this, but couldn't remember the name of the book - some strong childhood memories associated with that story.
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