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Because You Died: Poetry and Prose of the First World War and After

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Bringing together a selection of Vera Brittain’s poetry and prose, some of it never published before, this collection commemorates the men she loved—fiancé, brother, and two close friends—who served and died in World War I. It draws on her experiences as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in London, Malta, and France, and illustrates her growing conviction of the wickedness of all war. Illustrated with many extraordinary photographs from Brittain’s own albums, and edited with a new introduction by Mark Bostridge, this is an elegy to men who lost their lives in a bloody conflict, and a volume of remembrance to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Virago UK

Release: November 03, 2008

ISBN: 1844084132

ISBN 13: 9781844084135

Because You Died: Poetry and Prose of the First World War and After

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Bringing together a selection of Vera Brittain’s poetry and prose, some of it never published before, this collection commemorates the men she loved—fiancé, brother, and two close friends—who served and died in World War I. It draws on her experiences as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in London, Malta, and France, and illustrates her growing conviction of the wickedness of all war. Illustrated with many extraordinary photographs from Brittain’s own albums, and edited with a new introduction by Mark Bostridge, this is an elegy to men who lost their lives in a bloody conflict, and a volume of remembrance to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Virago UK

Release: November 03, 2008

ISBN: 1844084132

ISBN 13: 9781844084135

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