soldiers' writings, english

Describes the World War I poets Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and others who used poetry to explain their experiences in the war.

A selection of poems written during the World War One era by British poets including Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, and others.

Contemporary paintings by war artists, cartoons, memorabilia, and photographs accompany poems by great poets of the 1914-1918 War.

Presents biographical information on World War I poets Wilfred Owen and Isaac Rosenberg and thematic analysis and extracts of critical essays on eight of their major works, and also includes primary and secondary bibliographies on World War I poets, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Presents a biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Lord of the Rings," focusing on how his experiences in World War I, during which he served as a signals officer, influenced his creation of Middle-earth.