Download or read book An Ice-cream War written by William Boyd and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the years 1914 to 1918, An Ice Cream War follows the fortunes of two English brothers who enlist and fight in German East Africa. Contrasting the vibrant chaos of East Africa with the quiet gentility of Edwardian England, the novel tracks the brothers' very different but equally tragic experiences in the war and the pressures and sorrows of those they leave at home.