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Arras: Bloodiest forgotten battle in Scottish history remembered in new documentary

Scotland’s role in the battles of the Great War cost the country more than 105,000 men. In all, around 750,000 Scottish men fought in World War I. There were many reasons for signing up. Solders may have been motivated by patriotism, others drawn by the promise of a military wage - while some would have been carried along by peer pressure. But in the volunteering period between 1914 and early 1916, Scotland provided a disproportionate number of soldiers. A new documentary from Scottish filmmakers is now looking at one of the most important battles in Scotland’s history, which also became infamous as one of the bloodiest, ending the lives of an estimated 18,000 Scots.

The Sunken Road review : Book Review: The Sunken Road by Ciarán McMenamin

Updated / Sunday, 7 Mar 2021 10:00 Ciaran McMenamin s compelling tale alternates between the World War 1 battlefields of France and the Irish border in 1922 (Pic: Michael Shelford) Reviewer score Publisher Harvill Secker, Trade paperback, hardback Childhood friendships strained by enforced absence and a broken promise, the limits of personal loyalty, a cat and mouse chase with a bitter nemesis and the impact of war are the key elements in Ciarán McMenamin s latest novel. Francie Leonard is a living contradiction, a Catholic who fought for Britain in the 36th Ulster Division on the fields of France. A man who, within six years, was fighting against the Empire with the IRA on the newly created Irish border. He is being hunted with ferocity by his former commanding officer Crozier, now leading a force of The Specials.

The Sunken Road by Ciaran McMenamin - read an exclusive extract

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