Scottish military units were strongly represented among the outpouring of unit histories that followed the Great War. A neglected genre, these works stand as cultural as well as military landmarks, expressing the private grief, but also striving to convey the importance and validity of the recent experience of war. The discussion that follows begins by explaining the aims and motivations behind Scottish unit histories. It then considers the mechanics of their commissioning, publishing and writing, before moving on to analyse the style, structure and key narrative themes of these works. It concludes by asking why, unlike the poetry, novels and personal memoirs which addressed the war, these ‘war books’ failed to become part of the common literary currency through which the Great War was later remembered. The article is accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography of these works.

苏格兰军队在第一次世界大战后大量涌现的部队历史中占有重要地位。这些作品被忽视，属于文化和军事地标，表达着私人的悲伤，但也努力传达最近战争经历的重要性和有效性。接下来的讨论首先说明了苏格兰部队历史背后的目的和动机。然后，在继续分析这些作品的风格，结构和主要叙事主题之前，先要考虑其调试，出版和写作的机制。最后，我们提出疑问，为什么与战争相关的诗歌，小说和个人回忆录不同，为什么这些“战争书籍”未能成为后来被人们记住大战的普通文学货币的一部分。