Londoners on the Western Front is the first full account of the 58th London Division’s encounters in the First World War.

The division fought in some of the most crucial battles of 1917-18 including Villers-Bretonneux, Amiens and Passchendaele where the division won fame for capturing the Wurst Farm Ridge, later renamed London Ridge in its honour.

The author, David Martin describes the division’s feats: “They had survived the worst of the third battle of Ypres, the German attacks of March 1918 and the allied counter offensive. They had worked with tanks and fought at close quarters with the enemy.”

A memorial to the 58th Division’s legacy showing a soldier cradling a wounded horse was placed in Chipilly, where the soldiers played a particularly crucial role in battle. “They were so torn and ravaged by the machine guns and artillery they faced at Chipilly on the Somme, that the division chose to build their memorial there,” said Mr Martin. “It was here the officers felt the division had its finest moment, finding cohesion as a unit in the turning point of the war, and deserving this joint memorial to the decisive battle of August 8, 1918.”

The book not only tells the stories from the front line but also the previously untold accounts of the part of the division based in Suffolk, where they spent two years on the home front digging trenches and training for life on the western front.

The book preserves the contribution of these Londoners in the Great War, on both the home and western fronts, ensuring the efforts of the estimated 3,400 men who died in battle with the division are not forgotten.

We have five copies of the book to give away. Send your answer to the question below, along with your name and address to the editor by May 1, 2014. Winners will be drawn at random and prizes must be collected in person. Email tjones@london.newsquest.co.uk or send entries to Guardian, 8 Simon Campion Court, Epping, CM16 4AU.

Which famous battle of the First World War is also known ‘The Battle of Mud'?