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Ghosts of War: A History of World War I in Poetry and Prose
Andrew Ferguson
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Description for Ghosts of War: A History of World War I in Poetry and Prose
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; DCF; DN; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
The First World War produced a unique outpouring of prose and poetry depicting the stark realism of a brutal and futile war; no war before or since has been so extensively chronicled nor its misery so exposed. First-hand experiences in the trenches compelled poets such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen to write with a resolute honesty, describing events with more feeling and sincerity than the heavily censored letters that were sent home. Accounts of the Great War are typically written from an English perspective, but Ghosts of War encompasses a selection of ... Read more
The First World War produced a unique outpouring of prose and poetry depicting the stark realism of a brutal and futile war; no war before or since has been so extensively chronicled nor its misery so exposed. First-hand experiences in the trenches compelled poets such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen to write with a resolute honesty, describing events with more feeling and sincerity than the heavily censored letters that were sent home. Accounts of the Great War are typically written from an English perspective, but Ghosts of War encompasses a selection of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750967693
SKU
V9780750967693
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About Andrew Ferguson
Andrew Ferguson is a Patron of the Imperial War Museum and the author of Scots Who Enlightened the World.
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