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New York Times bestselling writer Garth Ennis, writer of The Boys, Preacher and Battlefields, selects his favourite stories from the seminal 1970s British boys comic Battle. Included here for the very first time is the complete HMS Nightshade, and the never-before-reprinted The General Dies At Dawn. With insights and introductions by Ennis himself, these war comic rarities are not to be missed!

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New York Times bestselling writer Garth Ennis , writer of The Boys , Preacher and Battlefields , selects his favourite stories from the seminal 1970s British boys´ comic Battle . Included in this fantastic volume for the very first time is the complete HMS Nightshade , and the never-before-reprinted The General Dies At Dawn . With insights and introductions by Ennis himself, this collection of war comic rarities is not to be missed!

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Mike Western is one of the great stalwarts of the British comic scene, having illustrated many classics including Battles HMS Nightshade and The Sarge, Biggles, and Roy of the RoversAlan Hebden, British comic writer, best known for writing Major Eazy and El Mestizo. He also wrote Crazy Keller, Fighting Mann and Clash of the Guards.Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of The Boys, Preacher, Hellblazer, Hitman and Judge Dredd, much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style.Cam Kennedy has drawn numerous Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper stories for 2000 AD as well as collaborating with Tom Veitch, not only on both Star Wars: Dark Empire series but also The Light and Darkness War.

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