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Synopsis: Poetry of the Middle Eastern forces in World War 2. Begins with the voice of Montgomery taking over the Eighth Army in the desert in 1942. Includes established poets - Keith Douglas, Hamish Henderson, John Jarmain, Sidney Keyes, John Pudney - and unknowns.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio; Audiocassette. 90 min.
Year of production: 1989
Availability: Sale; 1994 sale: £9.00
Documentation: For a background to the Salamander Oasis Trust see ‘Viewfinder’ No 7, Nov 89.
Uses: Students of 20th-century English poetry.
Subjects: English language and literature
Keywords: armed forces; Middle East; poetry; World War II

Producer

Cast

Martin Jarvis
Michael Croft

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Notes: World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.

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