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96 pp.
| Clarion |
September, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-395-84982-9$$20.00
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Michael McCurdy.
Anti-war sentiment pervades this anthology that, while paying tribute to the courage of those in conflict, more often laments the horror and futility of war. Well-known poets include Yeats and Sandburg; many others, such as those from ancient Greece and China, are obscure. The verses, which cover battles from the fifth century to Vietnam, are not organized chronologically. Scratchboard drawings contain a somberness and gravity befitting their subject matter. Ind.