Blunden, Edmund

Undertones of War (Penguin Modern Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780141184364
author:: Blunden, Edmund
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Penguin Classics
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2000
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 13.21 x 1.78 x 19.81 centimetres
Genre:: Biography: general
Condition:: New
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Edmund Blunden's autobiography is a powerful and poignant account of his experiences as an infantry subaltern in France and Flanders during the First World War. The book recounts the disastrous battles of the Somme, Ypres, and Passchendaele, where Blunden witnessed the devastating effects of war on the troops and the landscape. Blunden's compassionate yet unsentimental prose offers a unique insight into the heroism and despair of the officers, and his poems reveal a deep connection with the natural world, which provided a sense of hope and solace in the midst of chaos. This edition, published in 2010, is the third in a series, and features Blunden's own words, offering a personal and intimate perspective on one of the most significant conflicts of the 20th century.

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