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For an interview with the author Gordon Corrigan, see below.
==Indian treacle (opium)==
On the Western Front, Sikh troops were supplied with Indian treacle, an euphemism for opium, which was part of their ration.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xhwJQavg7BsC&lpg=PA66&ots=MPzXpdJK7b&dq=%22Indian%20treacle%22%20opium&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q=%22Indian%20treacle%22%20opium&f=false page 66], ''British Logistics on the Western Front: 1914-1919'' by Malcolm Brown. quoting end notes 84, 85 WO 95/74 Director of Supplies, War Diary 29 October 1914, 1 November 1914 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xhwJQavg7BsC&pg=PA72 page 72] </ref>
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