War Stories and Poems

ISBN-13: 9780199555505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str.

Rudyard Kipling

Opis

This unique anthology of Kipling's war stories and poems provides critical comment on the ineptitude of the British in the Boer War. Including such stories as "Barrack-Room Ballads," this work provides tales of courage and adventure, as well as shameful episodes of retreat and failure.
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Recenzje

At the price, this book is a must for everyone interested in humour, war and fine literature. Buy it.

Spis treści

Stories include: The Drums of the Fore and Aft; A Conference of the Powers; The Light that Failed; The Mutiny of the Mavericks; The Lost Legion; The Way that he Took; A Sahib's War; The Comprehension of Private Copper; The Captive; A Friend of the Family; A Madonna of the Trenches; The Gardener