You Wouldn't Want to be a Viking Explorer

It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches, from sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits. This expanded edition includes information about the Commonwealth soldiers from territories like India, Africa, Canada and Australia who fought in the conflict and the story behind the Cenotaph. With humorous cartoon-style illustrations, a narrative approach, informative captions, a complete glossary and an index.