Maugham, Ford, Waugh, and the experience of war

In The Spectator‘s Book Blog, Steven McGregor discusses Somerset Maugham’s The Hero, Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End, and Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour Trilogy in the light of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In a follow-up post, David Blackburn examines Sword of Honour and Waugh’s Yugoslavia experiences more closely.