The Ghost on Hill 142

By John W. Britt

THE GHOST ON HILL 142 is a collection of free verse and prose poems written by John W. Britt, the author of A WALK IN THE MORNING CALM: A Story from the Forgotten War. His poetry and prose poems are influenced by Wilfred Owen, Zbigniew Herbert, Henri Coulette and war correspondent Ernie Pyle. This collection of poetry begins with the Battle for Belleau Wood in The Great War and leads the reader through events that took place in World War II, Korea, the Cold War and Vietnam. Complete with color photographs and artwork by the author including additional combat illustrations by Henry Jaeger, a WWII Marine who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. The poet's words touch on Wilfred Owen's quite admonition, "All a poet can do is warn."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CLJCQK69
• ISBN13: 9798864554852
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"