Daniel Todman is Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. He was named The Times Young Academic Author of the Year in 2005 for The Great War: Myth and Memory. He previously taught in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy and was the co-editor of Lord Alanbrooke's bestselling War Diaries. The first volume of Britain's War (Into Battle: 1937-1941) was published to great acclaim in 2016.