Ghosts of War
eBook - ePub

Ghosts of War

A History of World War I in Poetry and Prose

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ghosts of War

A History of World War I in Poetry and Prose

About this book

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 contributions from across Europe and America, with an emphasis on the Scottish involvement. Using the words of over one hundred poets and writers, Andrew Ferguson recounts the war from its optimistic beginning to its sombre conclusion, bringing the conflict to life in a dramatic, emotive and, at times, humorous way.

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Information

Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780750967693
eBook ISBN
9780750969710
Topic
History
Subtopic
World War I
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Nicola Sturgeon
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Ghosts of War
  8. Maps
  9. Introduction
  10. The War Poets
  11. 1 Setting the Scene
  12. 2 The Overture
  13. 3 The Curtain Rises
  14. 4 Act One: The Opening of Hostilities
  15. 5 Act Two: The War in 1915
  16. 6 Act Three: Haig Takes Command
  17. 7 Act Four: The War in 1917
  18. 8 The Last Act
  19. 9 The Curtain Falls
  20. Sources