‘In Parenthesis’ by David Jones (1937)
In Parenthesis by David Jones (1937) A sentence or two from T.S. Eliot is perhaps the best way to describe this book of over 200 pages: ‘A work of literary art…about the experiences of one soldier in the War of 1914-18. It is also a book about War, and many other...
The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds
The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds This is a Govian whizz bang of a book and a rattling good read, even if you don’t agree with his two main propositions that: 1. The UK was not so affected by the Great War as the other major...
Newnham and World War One
My mate Bob sent me this feature from the Citzen about Newnham on Severn: Commemorative plaques are being placed on walls of homes and public buildings to remember those villagers who fought in, died in, or returned from the Great War. This summer will see eight blue...
When the Lights go out on Monday
When the lights go out on Monday, The United Kingdom – a very different country From the one that went to war a century ago – Will attempt an act of collective memorialisation Rarely witnessed in this, our land, A democratic communion of thought and...
Letter to an Unknown Soldier
Letter to an Unknown Soldier The 14-18 website http://www.1418now.org.uk/ supported by the Arts Council, is well worth a visit and is promoting a whole range of commemorative artistic events, but the area that interests us is Letter to an Unknown Soldier: an...
The Picture: Munition Girls at Lister’s
The Picture I think that there are about 350 of you Facing the camera in a variety of poses, Some leaning affectionately on shoulders, Some yearning to hide with modest self-effacement, Some looking the camera right between the eyes, But few of you are smiling with...