In 2014 we mark the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War, arguably the definitive conflict in the history of Europe. Future generations will not be able to hear the voices of those who served in this titanic struggle. John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville have unlocked personal memories and reflections from those who passed through the ordeal, voices that speak eloquently and poignantly of the horror and suffering but also of the comradeship, exhilaration and adventure of the Western Front.