{"product_id":"2940170726332","title":"Poetry of World War I, The - The Top 100","description":"\u003cp\u003eWar may be rationalized as `diplomacy by other means¿ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a `just cause¿ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of millions dead or wounded all, for the often temporary gains of a few miles of shell-pocked mud.  Human bodies were of little more value than the bullets and shells which mowed them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this poetry volume we have distilled an enormous number of poets and poems into a selection that moves from the witness to searing horror and terror of battle to almost forgotten moments of recuperation and reflection both at the front and at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the carnage has flowered works of fractured beauty, symbols of those we have lost and reminders of what we have lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words to bear witness for what they have experienced. Each has an individual point of view that bears its own truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing.  Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COUNTERPOI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150740570352,"sku":"2940170726332","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170726332_p0.jpg?v=1763715495","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170726332","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}