The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

A Poet. A Soldier. A Fierce Conscience in the Heart of War.

Siegfried Sassoon was many things—decorated war hero, literary prodigy, rebel, and reluctant legend. Dubbed “Mad Jack” by his fellow soldiers for his near-suicidal bravery, Sassoon was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in the trenches of World War I. But behind his battlefield heroism was a deeply sensitive, cultured soul who came to abhor the slaughter he witnessed.

In 1917, Sassoon publicly denounced the war—an act of moral courage that led to his confinement in a military asylum at Craiglockhart. It was there, under psychological strain and emotional isolation, that he penned some of his most haunting, visceral, and unforgettable poems.

This collection brings together his most powerful war verse—poems that expose the brutality, irony, and spiritual toll of modern combat. His writing is not only an indictment of war, but a deeply human expression of compassion, grief, and rage.

Why read this book?
✅ Witness the raw emotion and bitter truth behind romanticized warfare
✅ Explore the complex mind of a man who was both warrior and pacifist
✅ Discover the voice that shaped the conscience of a generation

Sassoon’s war poems are not just history—they are a cry for humanity that still echoes today.

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