Great Poems of the World War

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Read by Alan Mapstone

English · 1922 · 58m · Poetry

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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)

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Before Action by Lieut. William Noel Hodgson (1893-1916) 2:16 Read by Alan Mapstone
No Man's Land by Capt. James H. Knight-Adkin (1878-1948) 2:30 Read by Alan Mapstone
French in the Trenches by William J. Robinson (1867-1936) 2:50 Read by Alan Mapstone
Ragnarok by Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943) 3:42 Read by Alan Mapstone
Poppies by Capt. John Mills Hanson 2:15 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Graves of Gallipolli by L.L. (A.N.Z.A.C) 3:21 Read by Alan Mapstone
Battle of Belleau Wood by Edgar A. Guest 2:43 Read by Alan Mapstone
Bullington by C. Fox Smith (1882-1954) 4:05 Read by Alan Mapstone
Christ in Flanders by L. W. 3:42 Read by Alan Mapstone
Not Too Old to Fight by T. C. Harbaugh (1849-1924) 3:21 Read by Alan Mapstone
In Flanders Fields by Lieut. Col. John McCrae (d.1918) 1:22 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) 1:32 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Gentlemen of Oxford by Norah M. Holland (1876-1925) 2:29 Read by Alan Mapstone
Morituri te Salutant by P.H.B.L 2:48 Read by Alan Mapstone
Magpies in Picardy by "Tipcuca" 2:30 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Song of the Guns by Herbert Kaufman (1878-1947) 2:43 Read by Alan Mapstone
Telling the Bees by G.E.R. 2:14 Read by Alan Mapstone
The War Horse by Lieut. L. Fleming 3:52 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Homecoming by Leroy Folge 3:29 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Unknown Soldier Armistice Day at Arlington by Grantland Rice (d.1954) 5:08 Read by Alan Mapstone