Some desperate glory : the First World War the poets knew / Max Egremont.

Examines "the life and work of [the WWI poets--many of whom were killed--which shows not only the war's tragedy but also the hopes and disappointments of a generation of men]: Wilfred Owen with his flaring genius; the intense, compassionate Siegfried Sassoon; the composer Ivor Gurney; Robe...

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Main Author: Egremont, Max, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition:First American edition.
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