Trevor Royle examines Scotland's role in the Second World War from a wide range of perspectives. The country's geographical position
gave it great strategic importance for importing war material and reinforcements, for conducting naval and aerial operations against the
enemy and for training regular and specialist SOE and commando forces. Scotland also became a social melting pot with the arrival of
Polish and eastern European refugees, whose presence added to the communal mix and assisted post-war reconstruction.
Author Biography
Trevor Royle is a broadcaster and author specialising in the history of war and empire. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is also a member of the Scottish Government's Advisory Panel for Commemorating the First World War.
