This is an energetic, ambitious, provocative work by a young historian of notable gifts, which deserves a wide readership Max Hastings The Sunday Times
Daniel Todman is Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. He was named The Times Young Academic Author of the Year in 2005 for The Great War: Myth and Memory. He previously taught in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy and was the co-editor of Lord Alanbrooke's bestselling War Diaries. The first volume of Britain's War (Into Battle: 1937-1941) was published to great acclaim in 2016.