Those Who Marched Away - by Alan Taylor & Irene Taylor (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Arranged as a diary around a calendar year, <i>Those Who Marched Away</i> tells many individual stories from many wars down the ages, with several compelling entries for each day of the year. The diarists come from every walk of life; from faceless foot solidiers to those charged with orchestrating battle, from the Home Front to the Holocaust, from famous writers, political leaders and fighting men and women to ordinary working people enveloped by events over which they have no influence. Together, they contribute an intimate insight into what has been described both as 'the most exciting and dramatic thing in life' and the 'universal perversion'.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>'Wonderful . . . The awesome and tragic are balanced by the humdrum and quirky.'<i> Herald</i></p><p>'The writers are mere flotsam on the tides of war. Their words are subjective, partial, personal, sometimes prejudiced and occasionally mundane. But taken together and spanning centuries of warfare, they are the very stuff and substance of human experience.' <i>The Times</i></p><p>'Hugely enjoyable.' <i>Scotsman</i></p><p>Arranged as a diary around a calendar year, <i>Those Who Marched Away</i> tells many individual stories from many wars down the ages, with several compelling entries for each day of the year. The diarists come from every walk of life; from faceless foot soldiers to those charged with orchestrating battle, from the Home Front to the Holocaust, from famous writers, political leaders and fighting men and women to ordinary working people enveloped by events over which they have little influence. Together, they contribute an intimate insight into what has been described both as 'the most exciting and dramatic thing in life' and 'the universal perversion'.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for THE ASSASSIN'S CLOAK: ' A substantial treasury to dip into for years and years, to inspire new thoughts and enlighten all dullness.'--Muriel Spark "Times Literary Supplement "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Alan Taylor is a journalist and is currently the Editor of the <i>Scottish Review of Books</i> and Associate Editor of the <i>Sunday Herald</i>. Formerly, he worked for <i>Scotland on Sunday</i> and the <i>Scotsman</i>, where he was Managing Editor. In an earlier incarnation he was a reference librarian. He is a regular contributor to a variety of publications and is half of the Scottish team on <i>Radio 4's Round Britain Quiz</i>.
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