A battlefield diary integrating poetry, prose and photos. This book was published just before the outbreak of the European War. It is very popular for its detailed information, humorous writing style and firm anti-fascist stance. It has extremely high historical and literary value. Among them, the twenty-seven sonnets written by Auden are praised as "the most profound and innovative chapters in Auden's poetry of the 1930s, and can also be said to be one of the greatest English poems of this decade."
Reader comments
This book reminded me of my uncle who was a soldier and fought in the war. The descriptions in the book made me feel the cruelty and helplessness of war, and also made me cherish my current peaceful life even more. Auden's poetry is profound and innovative, which gave me a new understanding of poetry. This book not only has literary value, but also has historical value and is worth reading.
This book reminded me of my uncle who was a soldier and fought in the war. The descriptions in the book made me feel the cruelty and helplessness of war, and also made me cherish my current peaceful life even more. Auden's poetry is profound and innovative, which gave me a new understanding of poetry. This book not only has literary value, but also has historical value and is worth reading.