Walter Stephen provides an uninhibited look at the misery
and toil of World War I through a collection of twelve stories.
Providing a Scottish perspective, he takes a look at reports
from home and abroad with scepticism,
delving deeper to unveil the unencumbered truth.


Recalling Siegfried Sassoon’s words, Stephen reveals the
failures of those in command as the Great War
became known as A Dirty Swindle. The varied accounts
chronicle the progress of troops from recruitment to
training to the frontline, as well as revealing a side of
Field Marshal Haig never seen before.