‘Indispensable for anyone who wants to understand what the life of a soldier on the Western Front was really like.’ Max Hastings, Daily Mail
‘What sets Richard Holmes apart is the sheer quality of his writing and his empathy with his subjects … Tommy will stand as a classic of First World War history.’ Independent
‘Monumental … Every page of this is worth reading.’ Time Out
‘Richard Holmes at his impressive best.’ Bernard Cornwell, Evening Standard
‘This is excellent popular history: scholarly, highly readable and utterly absorbing.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Holmes has produced yet another fascinating, balanced and original book of a highly emotive subject.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘It is perhaps the finest book on the First World War that I have ever read.’ Simon Heffer, Country Life
