There is no area of human experience that has spawned a broader range of powerful emotions than war. Jon Stallworthy's classic and acclaimed anthology covers centuries of human experience in war, from Homer's Iliad, to the First and Second World Wars, the Vietnam War, and the wars that took place afterward. This new edition, published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, includes a new introduction and additional poems by David Harsent and Peter Wyton, among others. The new selection provides enhanced coverage of the two World Wars and the Vietnam War, as well as new coverage of the wars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.