{"product_id":"the-winged-couiers-of-verdun-ww1-homing-pigeons-and-the-battle-to-get-messages-through-paperback","title":"The Winged Couiers of Verdun: WW1, Homing Pigeons, and the Battle to Get Messages Through - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Champion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NOVEL OF WAR, WINGS, AND THE BONDS THAT SURVIVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1913, MANCHESTER.\u003c\/strong\u003e Arthur Howarth's world is measured in mill shifts and shillings-until he climbs into the backyard loft he built himself. Here, among his racing pigeons, he masters a quiet science of wind, seed, and instinct. Here, he is a king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1916, THE SOMME.\u003c\/strong\u003e That science is now a weapon. Transferred to the Army Pigeon Service, Arthur finds himself in a mobile loft at the edge of hell. His new comrades are not soldiers, but birds: veterans with wary eyes, skittish youths, and Shadow-a captured German hen with a preternatural will to survive. As telephone lines are shredded and runners vanish into the mud, these fragile, feathered couriers become the last thread linking desperate men to salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earth-shattering bombardments of Verdun to the drowning mud of Passchendaele, Arthur and his birds navigate a sky turned hostile. He learns that courage is not always a charge, but a return flight through a storm of steel. That the deepest bonds are wordless, forged in trust and grain. And that a single bird, carrying a scribbled plea, can hold the line between a company and oblivion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the guns fall silent, a new battle begins. Returning to a home scarred by loss, Arthur must discover if a man trained for a war of messages can learn the language of peace-and if the gentle hands that once held life against the darkness can ever truly come home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Winged Couriers of Verdun is a stunningly original and profoundly moving story of the unlikeliest heroes of the Great War. It is a tribute to the silent loyalty of animals, the quiet resilience of the human spirit, and the invisible threads of hope that, even in the darkest hours, refuse to be severed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead less\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49559607705755,"sku":"9781918219562","price":17.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/4sge9ehm_C9781918219562.webp?v=1789699962","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/the-winged-couiers-of-verdun-ww1-homing-pigeons-and-the-battle-to-get-messages-through-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}