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The First World War changed the way that people thought about war and patriotism. Analyse and compare the portrayal of war in poems by Sassoon, Owen and Brooke and explore the different attitudes shown towards war by these three poets.
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First World War The First World War changed the way that people thought about war and patriotism. Analyse and compare the portrayal of war in poems by Sassoon, Owen and Brooke and explore the different attitudes shown towards war by these three poets. The First World War or the Great War exploded in 1914. It lasted for four long years ending in 1918. The war began in the Balkans with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne. After the death of their future leader, Austria demanded compensation from Serbia and the right to send troops there. Serbia refused and so Austria attacked. Many nations took sides and so began a complicated chain of events which led to The Great War. On the 4th of August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. The battle was not only fought on foreign ground but also on the home front. British...
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