Great Poems of the World War
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Length 59 min
Chapters 20
First published 1922
A selection of poems written during or immediately after the First World War (1914-1918). Most are by men (American, British, Canadian or Australian) who served in combat but some are by non-combatants who describe the ways in which the war impacted on their lives, their families and their communities.
(Summary by Alan Mapstone)
Chapters
1
Before Action by Lieut. William Noel Hodgson (1893-1916) Read by Alan Mapstone 2:16
2
No Man's Land by Capt. James H. Knight-Adkin (1878-1948) Read by Alan Mapstone 2:30
3
French in the Trenches by William J. Robinson (1867-1936) Read by Alan Mapstone 2:50
4
Ragnarok by Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943) Read by Alan Mapstone 3:42
5
Poppies by Capt. John Mills Hanson Read by Alan Mapstone 2:15
6
The Graves of Gallipolli by L.L. (A.N.Z.A.C) Read by Alan Mapstone 3:21
7
Battle of Belleau Wood by Edgar A. Guest Read by Alan Mapstone 2:43
8
Bullington by C. Fox Smith (1882-1954) Read by Alan Mapstone 4:05
9
Christ in Flanders by L. W. Read by Alan Mapstone 3:42
10
Not Too Old to Fight by T. C. Harbaugh (1849-1924) Read by Alan Mapstone 3:21
11
In Flanders Fields by Lieut. Col. John McCrae (d.1918) Read by Alan Mapstone 1:22
12
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) Read by Alan Mapstone 1:32
13
The Gentlemen of Oxford by Norah M. Holland (1876-1925) Read by Alan Mapstone 2:29
14
Morituri te Salutant by P.H.B.L Read by Alan Mapstone 2:48
15
Magpies in Picardy by "Tipcuca" Read by Alan Mapstone 2:30
16
The Song of the Guns by Herbert Kaufman (1878-1947) Read by Alan Mapstone 2:43
17
Telling the Bees by G.E.R. Read by Alan Mapstone 2:14
18
The War Horse by Lieut. L. Fleming Read by Alan Mapstone 3:52
19
The Homecoming by Leroy Folge Read by Alan Mapstone 3:29
20
The Unknown Soldier Armistice Day at Arlington by Grantland Rice (d.1954) Read by Alan Mapstone 5:08
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