The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the Great War

by Trevor Royle

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843410400
• ISBN13: 9781843410409
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.7"