In this World War One autobiography, the poet Edmund Blunden records his experiences as an infantry subaltern in France and Flanders. Enlisting at the age of 20 in 1916, he took part in the disastrous battles of the Somme, Ypres and Passchendaele, describing the latter as murder, not only to the troops, but to their singing faiths and hopes. He tells of the many evidences of endurance, heroism, and despair found among the officers and men of his battalion. This volume, which also contains a selection of his war poems, reveals the close affinity which Blunden felt with the natural world. While...
In this World War One autobiography, the poet Edmund Blunden records his experiences as an infantry subaltern in France and Flanders. Enlisting at the...
The poet Edmund Blunden (1896-1974) survived the battles of Ypres and the Somme, and moved among the ghosts of the Great War every day of his life. This selection is deeply informed by his reading of 18th and 19th century literature and by his love of the English countryside.
The poet Edmund Blunden (1896-1974) survived the battles of Ypres and the Somme, and moved among the ghosts of the Great War every day of his life. Th...
A beautifully illustrated edition of Edmund Blunden's rich prose memoir, John Greening couples the original and unrevised version of the text with the best of Blunden's own annotations, commentaries, and illustrations.
A beautifully illustrated edition of Edmund Blunden's rich prose memoir, John Greening couples the original and unrevised version of the text with the...
