The Ways of War (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Irish Wartime Letters, Nationalist Essays, and Reflections on Duty, Sacrifice, and Loss in World War IBy Tom Kettle, Mary Sheehy Kettle
Length6h 25m
About this audiobook
The Ways of War gathers reflections shaped by the catastrophe of the First World War and by the moral pressures it imposed on Ireland, Europe, and the individual conscience. Moving between political essay, personal meditation, lyric tribute, and wartime testimony, the volume situates martial experience within questions of duty, sacrifice, nationalism, and civilization. Its most memorable pieces register both the public rhetoric of war and the private cost of bereavement, creating a collection at once historically grounded and emotionally exact. Tom Kettle, an Irish parliamentarian, essayist, poet, and soldier, and Mary Sheehy Kettle, a writer and activist in her own right, bring to the volume a distinctive intersection of literary culture, constitutional nationalism, and wartime witness. Their work belongs to the charged milieu of early twentieth-century Ireland, where debates over Home Rule, European liberalism, and imperial conflict converged. Together, these voices illuminate how war could be imagined as both political obligation and profound human tragedy. This collection is recommended to readers seeking a compact yet resonant encounter with war literature beyond the battlefield chronicle. It offers a rare opportunity to consider multiple registers of response—public, intimate, elegiac, and argumentative—within a single volume. For students of Irish history, modern literature, and the cultural memory of 1914–18, The Ways of War fosters a searching dialogue about courage, loss, and the ethics of remembrance.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (36)
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length6 hrs 25 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 17, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Ways of War (Annotated)
14“G.H.Q.”
2Prefatory Note
15“Zur Erinnerung”. A Letter to an Austrian Fellow-student
3Memoir
16Silhouettes from the Front
4Why Ireland Fought
17II. The Long Endurance
5II. The Bullying of Serbia
18III. Rhapsody on Rats
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6III. The Crime Against Belgium
19The New France
7Under the Heel of the Hun
20The Soldier-priests of France
8II. “Europe against the Barbarians”
21The Gospel of the Devil
9III. Termonde
22II. Nietzsche
10IV. Malines
23III. Treitschke and the Professors
11V. In Ostend
24Trade or Honour?
12Treating Belgium Decently
25Memorable Quotes
13Belgium in Peace. Work of Three Generations—Comparisons with Ireland—Some Memories
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