Great Poems of the World War: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Great Poems of the World War, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Great Poems of the World War by Various. Read in English by Alan Mapstone. A selection of poems written during or immediately after the First World War (1914-1918). Most are by men (American, British, Canadian or Australian) who served in combat but some are by non-combatants who describe the ways in which the war impacted on their lives, their families and their communities. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Great Poems of the World War
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Combined MP3 track duration: 58:51

Catalogue topics

• poetry

Track guide

1. 01 - Before Action by Lieut. William Noel Hodgson (1893-1916) — 2:16
2. 02 - No Man's Land by Capt. James H. Knight-Adkin (1878-1948) — 2:30
3. 03 - French in the Trenches by William J. Robinson (1867-1936) — 2:50
4. 04 - Ragnarok by Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943) — 3:42
5. 05 - Poppies by Capt. John Mills Hanson — 2:15
6. 06 - The Graves of Gallipolli by L.L. (A.N.Z.A.C) — 3:21
7. 07 - Battle of Belleau Wood by Edgar A. Guest — 2:43
8. 08 - Bullington by C. Fox Smith (1882-1954) — 4:05
9. 09 - Christ in Flanders by L. W. — 3:42
10. 10 - Not Too Old to Fight by T. C. Harbaugh (1849-1924) — 3:21
11. 11 - In Flanders Fields by Lieut. Col. John McCrae (d.1918) — 1:22
12. 12 - The Soldier by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) — 1:32
13. 13 - The Gentlemen of Oxford by Norah M. Holland (1876-1925) — 2:29
14. 14 - Morituri te Salutant by P.H.B.L — 2:48
15. 15 - Magpies in Picardy by "Tipcuca" — 2:30
16. 16 - The Song of the Guns by Herbert Kaufman (1878-1947) — 2:43
17. 17 - Telling the Bees by G.E.R. — 2:14
18. 18 - The War Horse by Lieut. L. Fleming — 3:52
19. 19 - The Homecoming by Leroy Folge — 3:29
20. 20 - The Unknown Soldier Armistice Day at Arlington by Grantland Rice (d.1954) — 5:08

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