Poetry Of The Second World War

Desmond Graham teaches English at the University of Newcastle. He is the author of Keith Douglas: 1920-1944, a much acclaimed biography; he has also written two volumes of poetry, The Lie of Horizons and The Marching Bands.Poetry of the Second World War brings to light a neglected chapter in world literature. In its chorus of haunting poetic voices, over a hundred of the most articulate minds of their generation record the true experience of the 1939-45 conflict, and its unending consequences. I