BOY SOLDIERS OF THE GREAT WAR

ALL QUIET ON THE HOME FRONT

Whilst we hear and read much about the suffering of those at the Front during the First World War, we rarely realise the pain and stress suffered by those left at home. Here some of the oldest survivors share their memories of four years of hardship, terror, loss and a bittersweet victory.

THE LAST FIGHTING TOMMY

This is the life story of Harry Patch, 'The Last Fighting Tommy', from his childhood in rural Somerset, to his enlistment in the army and the horror of the Western Front.

SAPPER MARTIN

Jack Martin was a 32-year-old clerk at the Admiralty when he was called up to serve in the army in September 1916. These diaries, written in secret, present the Great War with heartbreaking clarity.