Veterans Day — originally Armistice Day — was renamed in 1954 to include veterans who had fought in all wars. But the day of remembrance has... WWI Poetry: On Veterans Day, The Words Of War Veterans ...
Nearly two dozen diaries and notebooks of Siegfried Sassoon — among a handful of prominent soldier-poets whose artistic sensibilities were forged in the trenches of World War I — are being published ...
First Second has unveiled Above the Dreamless Dead, a graphic anthology of adaptations of World War I trench poetry. Chris Duffy served as editor on the book, which features the work of Pat Mills, ...
War! What is it good for? In the case of the Poetry Foundation and Manual Cinema’s latest collaboration, it’s good for “Three World War I Poems,” a nine-minute video that commemorates 100 years since ...
Lt. Siegfried Sassoon was a model British officer decorated for his daring and valor in the trenches of World War I, hailed by the soldiers he commanded as Mad Jack for his audacious nighttime raids.
Countless war games have tried to capture the essence of military conflict on a massive scale. Whether it's from the bloodless perspective of a tactical commander overseeing the battlefield, or as a ...
A cathedral spokesperson said: "It's truly poignant to experience how Poppy Fields transforms the magnificent interiors of the cathedral via the sights and sounds of past conflicts, whilst looking to ...
Scott Simon talks with director Terence Davies about the new film "Benediction." It's on the life of English poet Siegfried Sassoon, one of the leading poets of World War I. Lt. Siegfried Sassoon was ...