THE ETIQUETTE OF SHELLFIRE - WAR POEMS AND RECOLLECTIONS FROM THE DANUBE

A searing indictment on the suffering of war, The Etiquette of Shellfire is the only volume of poetry in English dedicated to the Balkan wars of the nineteen-nineties, a series of destructive and bloody conflicts that shook the very foundations of European stability and threatened the New World Order. Penned by an Englishman who, as a young and idealistic international volunteer fought along the River Danube in the most devastating battles to occur in Europe since World War Two. Twice injured, the author recounts with moving intimacy the hardship and realities of front line life in a modern, conventional war. The Etiquette of Shellfire now serves as both a vital historical source and emotive testimony. In partnership with the author’s earlier memoir, And There’s Another Country, this volume includes extracts from the author’s diary often compiled whilst under fire and a series of stunning line drawings taken directly from life. Contains graphic imagery some readers may find unsettling.