Graves and Sassoon: On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War (Battleground Europe)

by Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

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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.
  • ISBN13 9780850528381
  • Publish Date 15 March 2001
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 160
  • Language English