{"product_id":"9781784782085","title":"War Primer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA terrifying series of short poems by one of the world’s leading playwrights, set to images of World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this singular book written during World War Two, Bertolt Brecht presents a devastating visual and lyrical attack on war under modern capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe takes photographs from newspapers and popular magazines, and adds short lapidary verses to each in a unique attempt to understand the truth of war using mass media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePictures of catastrophic bombings, propaganda portraits of leading Nazis, scenes of unbearable tragedy on the battlefield — all these images contribute to an anthology of horror, from which Brecht’s perceptions are distilled in poems that are razor-sharp, angry and direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is an outstanding literary memorial to World War Two and one of the most spontaneous, revealing and moving of Brecht’s works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50079445287152,"sku":"9781784782085","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784782085","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}