This book examines what motivated the ordinary British man to go to France in 1914, especially in the early years when Britain relied on the voluntary system to
Millions of men volunteered to leave home, hearth and family to go to a foreign land to fight in 1914, the start of the biggest war in British history. It was a
Historian Jacques Pauwels applies a critical, revisionist lens to the First World War, offering readers a fresh interpretation that challenges mainstream thinki
This book is the first comprehensive investigation of the National War Aims Committee, providing detailed discussion of the establishment, activities and recept
Using a collection of over one thousand popular songs from the war years, as well as around 150 soldiers’ songs, John Mullen provides a fascinating insight in