One in a Thousand

Graham Broad is an associate professor of History at Kings College at Western University.

• AcknowledgementsTimelineIntroductionHistorians and Their Sources1. To Western and to War: 1892–1916Historians and Fact Finding2. Over the Somme: July–October 1916Triangulation and Reading Against the Grain3. The Battle, October 28, 1916—March 14, 1917Mentalité and the Military Past4. The Choice: March 15–December 28, 1917Thinking about Thoughts: The Past as a Foreign Country5. The Letter: January 1918–July 31, 1932Historians, Historical Ethics, and the End of HistoryAppendix: The MysteriesSelected BibliographyIndex

"Professor Broad’s extensive notes on how to identify relevant source materials, how to pose questions, and how to assemble a book into a coherent story are invaluable."- Dana Lombardy (World War One Illustrated, July 2018) "Broad offers a very important study of both the history and historiography of one pilot’s experiences in the RFC during two of the most critical years of the air war over the Western Front. The relevance of his work is not confined to aviation or military history scholars but the non-specialist reader as well. His academic research, unique methodological approach, and use of primary and secondary sources are first-rate."- Thomas G. Bradbeer, US Army Command & General Staff College (First World War Studies)