A moving and surprising memoir of an ordinary soldier in the First World War, who fought on the Western Front aged just 19. Going to war a devoted servant of King and country, he returned convinced that all war was wrong. Draws on diaries and letters to describe first-hand the horrors and realities of life on the front line. This powerful and moving story was discovered by Ian Hislop while he was researching a new story, and was instrumental in getting it published.