The Children's War

" It was not only adults who became mentally and physically committed to the war for, as Rosie Kennedy demonstrates in this fascinating study, children were mobilised and, to a large extent, mobilised themselves . . . This study, which . . . is based on extensive research, is an important contribution to our knowledge of British society during the Great War. It is also eminently readable. " - Times Higher Education

" A fascinating investigation into an overlooked generation. Carefully researched and compiled, this is an excellent source of materials for anyone studying World War One. " - Centenary News

" It is the achievement of this book that, when recently confronted with a photograph of British children attending the Armistice Day commemorations, their deceased fathers' medals pinned to their coats, my mind turned immediately to Kennedy' s invocation of the need to reflect on the emotional and psychological significance of children' s participation in the Great War, and of the importance of considering soldiers not just as husbands and sons, but as fathers too. " - Dr Rebecca Gill, Reviews in History