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The Flowers of the Forest Trevor Royle

The Flowers of the Forest By Trevor Royle

The Flowers of the Forest by Trevor Royle


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Provides an account of the war that changed Scotland irrevocably. This book illustrates the importance of Scotland in the defeat of the Kaiser's Germany. It examines themes such as the performance of Scottish military formations in 1915 and 1916, the militarisation of the Scottish homeland, and more.

The Flowers of the Forest Summary

The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the First World War by Trevor Royle

On the brink of the First World War, Scotland was regarded throughout the British Isles as 'the workshop of the Empire'. Not only were Clyde-built ships known the world over, Scotland produced half of Britain's total production of railway equipment, and the cotton and jute industries flourished in Paisley and Dundee. In addition, Scots were a hugely important source of manpower for the colonies. Yet after the war, Scotland became an industrial and financial backwater. Emigration increased as morale slumped in the face of economic stagnation and decline. The country had paid a disproportionately high price in casualties, a result of huge numbers of volunteers and the use of Scottish battalions as shock troops in the fighting on the Western Front and Gallipoli - young men whom the novelist Ian Hay called 'the vanished generation'.

In this book, Trevor Royle provides the first full account of how the war changed Scotland irrevocably by exploring a wide range of themes - the overwhelming response to the call for volunteers; the performance of Scottish military formations in 1915 and 1916; the militarization of the Scottish homeland; the resistance to war in Glasgow and the west of Scotland; and the boom in the heavy industries and the strengthening of women's role in society following on from wartime employment.

The Flowers of the Forest Reviews

'Graphic, ably controlled...the power of imaginative storytelling is Royle's endeavour,'

* The Guardian *

'His exceptional talents at narration produce a work that is both through-provoking and engaging. This is a vivid, solidly-written book, drawing upon the best in recent scholarship'

* International Review of Scottish Studies *

'Trevor Royle has done First World War History a great service'

-- Gary Sheffield

About Trevor Royle

Trevor Royle is a broadcaster and author specialising in the history of war and empire. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is also a member of the Scottish Government's Advisory Panel for Commemorating the First World War.

Additional information

GOR004102401
9781843410300
1843410303
The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the First World War by Trevor Royle
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Birlinn General
20060920
320
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