![]() He was awarded a two-year scholarship as an officer-cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He said that he felt like it was a natural fit for him to sign up to the British Army, joining after finishing school. “It was the best time of my life for making friends, it was the worst time of my life for people shouting at me,” The author of War Horse and countless other children's best-sellers, whose latest involvement with the military community has been championing the athletes taking part in the Invictus UK Trials in Sheffield, has told of his own experiences while serving in the Armed Forces and the influence this has had on his life and career. ![]() Writer Sir Michael Morpurgo has never been far from the hardships and heartbreak war can bring - having spent time in the Army and growing up in a post-war England. ![]()
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