Twenty-four stories giving a sharp, often funny, always moving picture of life on the home and battle fronts. Some of the very finest contemporary fiction is included, from such writers as Kingsley Amis, Graham Greene, V.S. Pritchett, and Elizabeth Bowen. Aimed at all those interested in the literature and history of war.
Dan Davin is a well-known writer of short stories. He is the author of Salamander and the Fire and also selected stories for Short Stories of the Second World War.