Essential WW1 Reading for A2 English Lit

A Listmania! list by E. Morton "elli_jelly" (Hampshire, UK)
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Birdsong
1.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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  "A must for anyone doing WW1 Literature - absolutely loved it, read it 5 times!"
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The Regeneration Trilogy: Regeneration, The Eye in the Door, The Ghost Road
2.  The Regeneration Trilogy: Regeneration, The Eye in the Door, The Ghost Road by Pat Barker
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  "A bit confusing due to the large number of characters, but overall really interesting"
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Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty
3.  Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty by John Lloyd
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  "Blackadder for school? Yep! A part of a script came up on one of the papers a few years ago - hilarious but basis in fact"
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"Oh What a Lovely War" (Modern Classics)
4.  "Oh What a Lovely War" (Modern Classics) by "
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  "Looks at the contraversial side of the war as well - how the cock-ups of the Government led to millions of deaths!"
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Strange Meeting
5.  Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
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  "Again another essential read for WW1 - nearly as good as Birdsong"
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Letters from a Lost Generation - First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends: Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson, Geoffrey Thurlow
6.  Letters from a Lost Generation - First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends: Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson, Geoffrey Thurlow by Alan Bishop
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  "Interesting to see the war from another point of view - this one being a woman's"
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A Very Long Engagement
7.  A Very Long Engagement by Sebastien Japrisot
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  "Never actually read this, but got it recommended from other people and a couple of teachers, sounds really good"
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Scars Upon My Heart: Women's Poetry and Verse of the First World War
8.  Scars Upon My Heart: Women's Poetry and Verse of the First World War by Catherine W. Reilly
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  "Again from the points of view of many different women - interesting because it's not got men in it!!"
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Journey's End (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  Journey's End (Penguin Modern Classics) by Robert Cedric Sherriff
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  "Got this one recommended as well - looks really interesting and apparently very good portrayal"
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The War Poems
10.  The War Poems by Siegfried Sassoon
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  "One of the greatest war poets - defintiely a must. One of the bitter poets from later in the war."
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The Poems of Wilfred Owen
11.  The Poems of Wilfred Owen by Wilfred Owen
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  "Another great poet from WW1 - another must have for A2 Eng Lit"
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Poems of the First World War: Never Such Innocence (Everyman)
12.  Poems of the First World War: Never Such Innocence (Everyman) by Martin Stephen
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  "A really good collection of important & significant poetry from WW1 - one of the best"
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The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
13.  The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Jon Silkin
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  "A good collection, but seems to miss out some of the really important poems"
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