A book that chooses few testimonies, but that remain impressed by their diversity and their humanity.

Read the full Italian review here

Old Barbed Wire Blog

This is a very powerful anthology which pulls together six different accounts of the Somme in order to provide a comprehensive view of the battle through British and American eyes (via an American who served with the British Army). This book offers a very different perspective, and readers who are already familiar, even in a small way, with the Somme, will find this an enthralling read.
Highly recommended. 10/10

The Great War Magazine

‘This book accompanies a television series of the same name. An introductory chapter by the author looks at the battle, and then there are six accounts from men who took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Several of them are from well known authors such as Sir Philip Gibbs and Geoffrey Malins but the others are lesser known. They are highly readable and the books erves as an excellent companion on the Somme battlefields as well as a great read for some insight into those who took part in a battle that has become a by word for the Great War’

ww1centenary.net

‘In awe-aspiring clarity, we see hundreds of British squaddies cheerily marching, and it all seems very lighthearted and genteel. But this painfully haunting documentary is an absolute must addition to your DVD collection’

www.historyofwar.co.uk

A must read for any WWI enthusiast, especially for those with an interest in this battle.

Western Front Militaria