A School in Arms: Uppingham and the Great War

For many people, their only knowledge of Uppingham’s involvement in the Great War is through Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth and its account of her relationship with three men who went to the school and lost their lives during the war. In this book, the author discusses the involvement of more than 2,300 'Old Boys' who served in the Great War. Based mainly on material from the school’s archives and the accounts and papers of the 'Old Boys', it provides the first comprehensive account of ...