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Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 The Voice of War : Poems of the Second World War : The Oasis Collection
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Epitaph on a New Armyi"No drums they wished, whose thoughts were tied", Michael Thwaites , single work poetry war literature (p. 2)
Lines Written in a Dug-Out Chez-Nous (Tobruk)i"In my cave lives a solitary rat,", A. G. Austin , single work poetry humour war literature (p. 22-23)
Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry war literature (p. 79-80)
Spring Offensive, 1941i"In where the smoke runs black against the snow,", Maurice Biggs , single work poetry war literature (p. 118-119)
Thermopylae 1941i"A private soldier doubtless suffers less", John Brookes , single work poetry war literature (p. 120-123)
Com-Bloody-Parisonsi"If you stand beside the Tiber", Kevin McHale (editor), anthology poetry war literature (p. 150-151)
Dead Air Gunner - 1943i"I tried to remember the wind's formula", John Millett , extract poetry war literature (p. 183-184)
The Jervis Bay (from The Jervis Bay)i"On either side the Jervis Bay the convoy was dipping,", Michael Thwaites , single work poetry war literature (p. 208-212)
Defensive Positioni"Cupping her chin and lying there, the Bren", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry war literature (p. 232)
Officers and Gentlemen Down Underi"We had as our platoon commander one", John Brookes , single work poetry war literature (p. 244-245)
The Tomb of Lt. John Learmonth, AIFi"This is not sorrow, this is work : I build", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry war literature (p. 256-258)
The Deserteri"Born with all arms, he sought a separate peace.", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry war literature (p. 258)
Dead Japanesei"Why does your pointing finger accuse,", Charles McCausland , single work poetry war literature (p. 259)
Morobei"The sandflies they attack you", Eric A. Oxley , single work poetry war literature (p. 265)
Let's Go Backi"Do you think, if we asked nicely, for a passage back", Norman Maxwell Dunn , single work poetry war literature (p. 278-279)

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