Last Post: The Final Word From Our First World War Soldiers

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LAST POST is very consciously the last word from the handful of First World War survivors who were left alive in 2004. Now they have passed away, our final human connection with the First World War has been broken.

Max Arthur, a skilled interviewer, took the very last chance we had to ask questions of those who were there.

Now updated to include a new introduction by the author for the centenary of the First World War.

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Praise for Last Post

  • A remarkably poignant book - MAIL ON SUNDAYAn extraordinary and immensely moving bookThese stories are so harrowing, and their witness so precise and devastating - THE TIMESCrammed with such details, conjuring up the atmosphere of war as vividly as the frequent descriptions of appalling violence - DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Max Arthur

Max Arthur

Max Arthur is acclaimed for his speciality in sourcing first-hand recollections of the twentieth century, particularly the First and Second World War. He is the author of many bestsellers including 'Forgotten Voices of the Great War' and 'Forgotten Voices of the Second World War' which were both written in association with the Imperial War Museum.

He has presented two television documentaries based on his books: The Brits Who Fought For Spain for the History Channel and 'Dambusters'.

Arthur was recognised in the 2013 New Year Honours with an OBE for his services to military history.

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