About the Author

Anthony Richards has worked at the Imperial War Museum for more than twenty years, where he is responsible for the document and sound archives. A qualified archivist, he has contributed to many publications and media projects based on personal written testimony of the two world wars, including articles for _The Telegraph_ newspaper, the Royal Mail Stamp Yearbook, and the ITV series _The Great War: The People's Story_ (2014). He is also the author of _The Somme: A Visual History_ and _In Their Own Words_; (both IWM, 2016) and _Documents That Changed History_ (IWM, 2018).

Eva Burke grew up in Vienna and then Zug, Switzerland. She graduated from Brandeis University, Massachusetts with a BA and MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Studies. She translated _Screams of the Dying_ (Greenhill Books) and _I Somehow Survived_ (Greenhill Books). She lives in London with her husband, four children and three grandchildren.

Reviews

"Richards does a fine job of weaving analysis into the interesting firsthand recollections. His use of German sources also enhances the historical significance of the book."-- "Roads to the Great War"