This gripping and powerful work by A. P. Herbert draws on the author's own experiences participating in WWI, first at Gallipoli, then in Somme. It is a shattering study in how the effects of war physically and mentally changes the soul of a young and well educated officer of the infantry, as he tries to save himself and the men under his command amidst the brutality and ruthlessness of the war and the deep cynicism of his superior officers as well... (Published in 1919)