The voices of the 1914-18 Great War still haunt, disturb and move us. From famous poems of the trenches to little-known letters and diaries, this powerful collection of fiction and non-fiction captures the emotions and aspirations of the men and women at the front. Poets include: Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Siegfried Sasson, Wilfred Owen, Vera Brittain, Eleanor Farjeon, Edmund Blunden and many more.

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 14-18 .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Pearson Education Limited .

Geoff Barton is Deputy Headteacher at Thurston Upper School, Suffolk. He is an experienced author of school texts. Laurie Smith is a part-time Teacher and consultant at King's College, London and an experienced English examiner.