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"Reminds one of the large numbers and great variety of war poems from many centuries that are very good poems. Mr. Stallworthy's selections include most of the best, at least the best in English"--New York Times Book Review. "Excellently edited...this volume frames great evil... Read Full Overview

John Stallworthy's acclaimed anthology of 250 poems is reissued to mark the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11 2008. The poems chosen span the centuries of human conflict from David's lament for Saul and Jonathan, and Homer's Iliad, and reflect the feelings of poets... Read Full Overview

There can be no area of human experience that has generated a wider range of powerful feelings than war. The 250 poems included in this acclaimed anthology span centuries of human conflict from David's lament for Saul and Jonathan, and Homer's Iliad, to the finest poems of the... Read Full Overview