About the Author

Chris Baker is a well-known name among those with an interest in the Great War. He is a former Chairman of the Western Front Association, author of the website ‘The Long, Long Trail’ and founder of the Great War Forum. Chris is a Member and Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Birmingham's Centre for First World War Studies, and was awarded an MA in British First World War Studies in 2007. A chartered engineer by profession, Chris now works as a freelance military historian through his research business, fourteen eighteen. He is the author of The Battle for Flanders (Pen & Sword, 2011). He lives in Leicester.