A broad and accessible history of ordinary men who became unsung heroes of the Great War In 1914 they were just ordinary men, going about their ordinary business, until one day that telegram arrived and their world was turned upside down. These are the stories of 12 ordinary men who were sent to fight and (sometimes) die for their country during the First World War. These are the stories of the accountants, the shopkeepers, and the labourers who found themselves living and fighting in the mud of the trenches, sailing on the high seas or fighting the very first aerial war. This is their story. They are all heroes. There have been numerous memoirs and histories of World War I but the voice of the quiet heroes is often lost. This is a narrative history conveying the heroism displayed by ordinary men in the trenches, in the air and at sea during WW1. AUTHOR: Scott Addington is an author and historian who runs a military research website and has been researching the stories of soldiers, sailors and airmen from the First World War for over ten years. He is the author of Great War 100 and in 2009 cycled the Western Front to raise money for the Royal British Legion. He writes a blog and lives in Hampshire. http://worldwarone.wordpress.com SELLING POINTS: ? Personal accounts of soldiers, sailors and airmen that have not been covered in the mainstream press before ? Never-before-published letters and diaries discovered by the author ? Accessible, informative and moving accounts 12 b/w illustrations
