About the Author

Paul Reed is a leading military historian, specializing in the two world wars. He has been visiting European battlefields for more than thirty years, and lived on the Somme for over a decade. He has worked as a researcher and battlefield guide, and is the author of several books on the Great War. His latest book is Great War Lives. He also regularly contributes to television programmes, such as Timewatch, Meet the Ancestors and Who Do You Think You Are?, and he was historical consultant to BBC1's My Family At War and BBC2's Dig WW2.