The War Despatches Of Kenneth Slessor
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
From the battlefields of North Africa to the jungles of the Pacific, The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor presents the electrifying frontline journalism of one of Australia's greatest literary figures, compiled and edited by Clement Semmler. As Australia's official war correspondent during World War II, Slessor chronicled the raw, unfiltered reality of combat with a poet's precision and a journalist's unflinching eye, capturing the courage, chaos, and tragedy experienced by Australian soldiers across multiple theatres of war. These dispatches, filed under the pressure of battle and the shadow of censorship, stand as urgent, visceral documents of a world at war. Beyond their historical value, these collected writings illuminate the remarkable dual genius of Slessor — the man who penned the elegiac masterpiece Five Bells bringing the same lyrical intensity to the brutality of modern warfare. Semmler's expert editorial hand places each despatch in its proper context, revealing how Slessor's literary sensibility transformed war reportage into something approaching literature. For students of Australian history, journalism, and letters alike, this collection raises a tantalising question: where does reportage end and poetry begin?
Author: Kenneth Slessor
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, University of Queensland Press
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
From the battlefields of North Africa to the jungles of the Pacific, The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor presents the electrifying frontline journalism of one of Australia's greatest literary figures, compiled and edited by Clement Semmler. As Australia's official war correspondent during World War II, Slessor chronicled the raw, unfiltered reality of combat with a poet's precision and a journalist's unflinching eye, capturing the courage, chaos, and tragedy experienced by Australian soldiers across multiple theatres of war. These dispatches, filed under the pressure of battle and the shadow of censorship, stand as urgent, visceral documents of a world at war. Beyond their historical value, these collected writings illuminate the remarkable dual genius of Slessor — the man who penned the elegiac masterpiece Five Bells bringing the same lyrical intensity to the brutality of modern warfare. Semmler's expert editorial hand places each despatch in its proper context, revealing how Slessor's literary sensibility transformed war reportage into something approaching literature. For students of Australian history, journalism, and letters alike, this collection raises a tantalising question: where does reportage end and poetry begin?