A Dirty Swindle
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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.
Walter Stephen
As Chairman of the Patrick Geddes Memorial Trust Walter Stephen was responsible for the books Think Global, Act Local and A Vigorous Institution. He has also written a biography on Willie Park Junior and has degrees in Geography, Economic History and Education. One of his achievements was the establishment and operation for twenty years of Castlehill Urban Studies Centre, the first successful Urban Studies Centre in Britain. He currently lives in Edinburgh.
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