A Song of the Guns
Gilbert Frankau
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"A Song of the Guns was written under what are probably the most remarkable conditions in which a poem has ever been composed. The author, who is now serving in Flanders, was present at the battle of Loos, and during a lull in the fighting--when the gunners, who had been sleepless for five nights, were resting like tired dogs under their guns--he jotted down the main theme of the poem. After the battle the artillery brigade to which he was attached was ordered to Ypres, and it was during the long trench warfare in this district, within sight of the ruined tower of Ypres Cathedral, that the poem was finally completed. The last three stanzas were written at midnight in Brigade Headquarters with the German shells screaming over into the ruined town." - Summary by Publisher's Note (0 hr 27 min)
Chapters
Publisher's Note | 1:36 | Read by Nemo |
A Song of the Guns | 1:54 | Read by Nemo |
The Voice of the Slaves | 0:41 | Read by Nemo |
Headquarters | 2:26 | Read by Nemo |
Gun-Teams | 3:01 | Read by Nemo |
Eyes in the Air | 3:36 | Read by Nemo |
Signals | 2:42 | Read by Nemo |
The Observers | 3:28 | Read by Nemo |
Ammunition Column | 3:06 | Read by Nemo |
The Voice of the Guns | 5:15 | Read by Nemo |