Drowned and the Saved - When War Came to the Hebrides

About the author

Les Wilson is a writer and award-winning documentary maker. Among his film credits is the 30-part series Scotland’s War, an oral history of the Second World War, and the 13-part series The Real Tartan Army, a TV history of the Scottish regiments. He is the co-editor of Islay Voices (Birlinn, 2016) and the author of The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides (Birlinn, 2018), which won the Saltire Society History Book of the Year award, 2018.
Lord Robertson of Islay (George Robertson) was born in Port Ellen, Islay. He was UK Defence Secretary from 1997 to 1999 and Secretary General of NATO from 1999 to 2004.

Product details

• Authors: Les Wilson
• Assisted by: George Robertson (Introduction)
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781839830570
• ISBN: 978-1-83983-057-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Naval forces & warfare, British & Irish history, c 1910 to c 1919, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Naval forces and warfare, Northern Scotland, Highlands and Islands, Military & Naval Ships, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Sea