Sassoon & Graves

On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I
Cover of the book Sassoon & Graves by Helen McPhail, Philip Guest, Pen and Sword
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Author: Helen McPhail, Philip Guest ISBN: 9781473814714
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: March 15, 2001
Imprint: Battleground Language: English
Author: Helen McPhail, Philip Guest
ISBN: 9781473814714
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: March 15, 2001
Imprint: Battleground
Language: English

The war memoirs of these two officers with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers have never been out of print since their first publication. Both men won instant and enduring fame with these very different narratives, which made them two of the most influential participants in shaping later attitudes to the war. Graves gave offence in many quarters with his factual inaccuracies and/or slurs on various units of the British Army. Sassoon's nostalgic evocation of his cricketing and fox-hunting background contrast with the detailed narrative of personalities and life in the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Arras. The thinly disguised names of real fellow officers are unravelled to help illustrate Sassoon's poetry and actions.

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The war memoirs of these two officers with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers have never been out of print since their first publication. Both men won instant and enduring fame with these very different narratives, which made them two of the most influential participants in shaping later attitudes to the war. Graves gave offence in many quarters with his factual inaccuracies and/or slurs on various units of the British Army. Sassoon's nostalgic evocation of his cricketing and fox-hunting background contrast with the detailed narrative of personalities and life in the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Arras. The thinly disguised names of real fellow officers are unravelled to help illustrate Sassoon's poetry and actions.

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