The events in the Arras sector of April, May, and June 1917 are not well known; even less are those of March and August 1918. [The author] has written a moving account of the role of Monchy in those difficult days. His narrative enables people to come to this relatively tranquil spot, to wander the field tracks and narrow lanes and stand on the spot where Forbes-Robertson and his small group of heroes fended off the German attacks; where men of various British divisions fought with such mixed results; and where the Canadians battled their way through an enemy whose exertions earlier in 1918 had left it exhausted. Colin has also been able to bring in the German side of the story -- all too often a vital part of the history which is omitted.