The Writers' War: The Great War in the Words of Great Writers Who Witnessed It

The Writers’ War is a collection of outstanding accounts of the First World War by classic authors and figures such as John Buchan, Rudyard Kipling and Lawrence of Arabia. This hardback volume includes much of the greatest writing on the war and its impact. Authors include English, German, French, Americans, Indians, Australians, and others, both male and female. Extracts include memorable poetry and fiction, letters and journalism.

Many greats of modern English literature appear, such as Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Siegfried Sassoon, Hilaire Belloc, John Galsworthy, and Virginia Woolf. In addition, there are superb accounts by foreign authors including novelist Henri Barbusse, artist Paul Klee and flying ace Manfred von Richthofen.

The Writers’ War gives an unparalleled insight into world-changing events, and what they meant in human terms to the writers and millions of others caught up in them.