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Thame , UK: Clutag Press, 2010 Extremely rare chap book of war poetry by Sir Andrew Motion. Poet laureate of the UK from 1999-2009.35 pp.Limited edition. This may have been one of only a few copies sold and may have been pulled by the publisher . I have never seen another copy of this title. Its a sequence of war poems based on memories of the poet's father who landed at D-Day and fought in France and Germany in World War Two,and a series of poems telling soldiers' experiences of war , starting from World War I until the recent wars of Iraq and Afghanistan. This book " was published on Armistice Day 2010 and launched that evening in the Grimond Room , Portcullis House , Palace of Westminster .".a sample . General Petraeus, when the death-count of American troops in Iraq was close to 3,800, said The truth is you never do get used to losses. There is a kind of bad news vessel with holes, and sometimes it drains, then it fills up, then it empties again, leaving in this particular case…
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- Title Laurels and Donkeys
- Author Motion , Andrew
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Clutag Press, Thame , UK
- Date 2010
- ISBN 9780956543219
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Laurels and Donkeys
by Motion , Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New with DJ
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780956543219 / 0956543219
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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Description:
Thame , UK: Clutag Press, 2010 Extremely rare chap book of war poetry by Sir Andrew Motion. Poet laureate of the UK from 1999-2009.35 pp.Limited edition. This may have been one of only a few copies sold and may have been pulled by the publisher . I have never seen another copy of this title. Its a sequence of war poems based on memories of the poet's father who landed at D-Day and fought in France and Germany in World War Two,and a series of poems telling soldiers' experiences of war , starting from World War I until the recent wars of Iraq and Afghanistan. This book " was published on Armistice Day 2010 and launched that evening in the Grimond Room , Portcullis House , Palace of Westminster .".a sample . General Petraeus, when the death-count of American troops in Iraq was close to 3,800, said The truth is you never do get used to losses. There is a kind of bad news vessel with holes, and sometimes it drains, then it fills up, then it empties again, leaving in this particular case…
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