J. Ivor Hanson’s personal diary describes his experiences as a gunner on the Western Front in the First World War, which left a deep and lasting impression on him. Imperial War Museum historian Alan Wakefield has edited the diaries and provides engaging explanatory narratives for each chapter to set them within the context of the First World War.
Alan Wakefield is a curator in the Photograph Archive of the Imperial War Museum, a member of the British Commission for Military History, the Society for Army Historical Research and the Western Front Association. He is co-author with Simon Moody of Under the Devil’s Eye (Sutton, 2004). He lives in Hertfordshire.
Alan Wakefield is a curator in the Photograph Archive of the Imperial War Museum, a member of the British Commission for Military History, the Society for Army Historical Research and the Western Front Association. He is co-author with Simon Moody of Under the Devil's Eye (Sutton, 2004). He lives in Hertfordshire.