Based on a collection of published letters, My Real War 1914-? recalls the First World War experiences of Lieutenant Havilland Le Mesurier, who left his Oxford University education to fight for king and country.

My Real War 1914-? includes accounts of Le Mesurier’s varied exploits from his marksmanship training to his lodging in a French mansion. As the war progresses, however, its true horror takes its toll on the lively and funny young man who set out so enthusiastically at its outset.