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Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST HISTORY BOOKS for 2024.
‘Compelling… [Nichol has a] terrific eye for detail; an ability to blend tear-jerking letters, quotations and personal anecdotes into a rich, thought-provoking narrative.’ - Daily Telegraph
Over one million British Empire soldiers were killed during the First World War. More than a century later, over half a million still have no known grave. The scale of the fighting, the catastrophic destruction, and the relentless military engagement meant that many of the dead were never identified, often never recovered. Names were left without bodies, and bodies, or fragments of bodies, without names.
To help staunch the tide of national grief in the aftermath of the conflict, an idea was born for a single 'Unknown Warrior', representing all the missing, to be brought from the battlefields and buried in Westminster Abbey alongside the nation's kings and queens.
Using diaries, archives, and interviews with descendants of that generation and modern-day experts, bestselling author and former RAF Tornado navigator John Nichol draws on his own experience of combat and loss to shine light on this 100-year-old story. His search for answers becomes a moving and personal journey, exploring the true meaning of camaraderie, service, sacrifice, and remembrance.
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