About the Author

Trevor Royle is a broadcaster and author specialising in the history of war and empire. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is also a member of the Scottish Government’s Advisory Panel for Commemorating the First World War.

Reviews

'Graphic, ably controlled...the power of imaginative storytelling is Royle's endeavour,' 
*The Guardian*

'His exceptional talents at narration produce a work that is both through-provoking and engaging. This is a vivid, solidly-written book, drawing upon the best in recent scholarship'
*International Review of Scottish Studies*

’Trevor Royle has done First World War History a great service'
*Gary Sheffield*