| War Game | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Michael Foreman |
| Illustrator | Michael Foreman |
| Cover artist | Michael Foreman |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's, War novel |
| Publisher | Pavilion Books |
| Publication date | 7 October 1993 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 80 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 185793069X (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC Number | 36675730 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.F75829 War 1993 |
War Game is a children's novel about World War I. Written by Michael Foreman in 1993[1], the story describes a group of four young men (Will, Freddie, Billy, and Lacey) who are eager to go for "the grand adventure". The story goes from training in England, to the arrival in France, to the famed Christmas Truce, to the Battle of the Somme. The four characters in the book are based on Foreman's uncles who were killed in the war.[2] In key points of the story, the author includes information on the events of the war.[3] The book won the 6 - 8 category and overall winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize in 1993. In 2001, the British animation company Illuminated Films[4] made the animated short film War Game, based on the story.[5]