Peter Snow, Ann MacMillan

The husband and wife team present a fascinating, illustrated account of ordinary people swept up by the horror of war. Their eponymous book on which the talk is based draws on 30 true stories about men and women who’ve made their mark on wartime history.

These stories are the stuff that legends are built upon, stories of the men and women who have pushed the barriers of bravery, suffering and sheer terror beyond the imaginable.