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This anthology is the first ever acknowledgement of Scotland's unique contribution to the literature of the First World War. Here are gathered together well-known writers like John Buchan, Eric Linklater, Hugh MacDiarmid and Compton Mackenzie, as well as poets like Joseph Lee and Roderick Watson Kerr, who found their true voices fighting in a war to end wars. There is also a substantial contribution from women writers in the work of Violet Jacob, Naomi Mitchison and Mary Symon. Trevor Royle is a respected historian of war and empire. His other books include the ground-breaking Crimea: The Great Crimean War 1854-1856 , the bestselling The Best Years of our Lives and a series of books covering each of the Scottish military regiments.