"This book presents a moving (and historically valuable) selection of letters home." --The Daily Mail
"Love, Tommy is a collection of letters sent home by British and Commonwealth soldiers from the Great War to the present day, and reveals the most intimate details of the lives of soldiers serving on the front line. The letters are compiled by acclaimed military historian Andrew Roberts, in association with Imperial War Museums." --The Liverpool Journal (October 26, 2012)
"From a top World War II historian comes a delightful collection of correspondence by British soldiers, sailors, and aviators." --The Quarterly Journal of Military History (Winter 2013)
..".reveals the mindsets of generations of British and Commonwealth servicemen who fought through the two World Wars, the Falklands and in the heat of the Afghan desert...these brief glimpses into the soldiers' hearts and minds at the time of writing exposes the startling similarities between them." --Discover Britain Magazine
..".provides a collection of original writings gathered by the Imperial War Museum from the last hundred years, revealing the daily lives of soldiers and offering comparisons between the experiences of those fighting different wars. From anecdotes and reflections on experiences to discussions of rations and expressions of love and fear, these capture the hopes, fears and struggles of the universal soldier no matter what the war, and are packed with solid reflections." --James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review (January 2013)