This is a fascinating account, often based on primary sources, of some of the men who fought in the '45. The tale is ultimately a deeply sad one, culminating in the appalling events following the tragedy that was Culloden, but many of the individual tales are uplifting. The courage and humanity of so many of the participants - even some of those on the Hanoverian side - shines through, as does the terrible suffering of the casualties and their families, particularly in the aftermath. Loch Lomond was written by a Jacobite prisoner in Carlisle who knew he would never see Scotland again in this life.
Reading accounts of Prestonpans, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Falkirk quickens the blood, but like so often in Scotland's national story defeat was plucked from the jaws of victory. European and world history, as well as that of Scotland and the UK may have been different indeed if the Jacobite army had pressed on from Derby. We will never know for sure, and times have changed, but Scotland's story is not finished yet.
The book is so engagingly written, with just the right blend of fact, pathos and humour that I raced through it in just a few days. I hope the author will return to the subject in a future work.
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