A collection of short stories inspired by eleven artifacts from World War I, including everyday objects such as a butter dish, compass, and school magazine. Features black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and descriptions of the artifacts.

Our Jacko / Michael Morpurgo -- Another kind of missing / A.L. Kennedy -- Don't call it glory / Marcus Sedgwick -- The country you called home / John Boyne -- When they were needed most / Tracy Chevalier -- A world that has no war in it / David Almond -- A Harlem hellfighter and his horn / Tanya Lee Stone -- Maud's story / Adèle Geras -- Captain Rosalie / Timothée de Fombelle -- Each slow dusk / Sheena Wilkinson -- Little wars / Ursula Dubosarsky.