First World War Poems from the Front

First World War Poems from the Front
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Publisher : Imperial War Museum
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9781912423323
ISBN-13 : 1912423324
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Book Synopsis First World War Poems from the Front by : Paul O'Prey

Download or read book First World War Poems from the Front written by Paul O'Prey and published by Imperial War Museum. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the worst horrors of modern trench warfare a small handful of soldiers and nurses created a body of poetry that is so vivid and intense that one hundred years later it has engraved itself on our national consciousness. This anthology focuses on those poets who were on the front line, from the famous Sassoon, Owens and Graves, to nurses like Vera Brittain. The poems are accompanied by a brief and accessible introduction, which sets the context for a reader new to the poems, as well as short biographical profiles of the poets.


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