Notes from the field
“AS LONG AS I can remember, I’ve known that my mother’s uncle Gerard (‘Ger’ as he was known) had been a prisoner in Germany during World War I,” says historian and long-time AG contributor Alasdair McGregor, who wrote our Centenary of Armistice feature in this issue. “Although he lived into his 80s, I never managed to meet Ger. But researching (page 88) prompted me to delve into
