Other Men's Flowers: An Anthology of Verse, selected and Annotated by A. P. Wavell, Field Marshal Viscount Wavell (HC, 1945, $2)
Written on this book's front cover is "The poems that have meant most to one of the outstanding soldiers of our day". How interesting a description, as Wavell always kept getting himself replaced as a commander in WWII.
After WWII, Wavell was promoted to Field Marshal and given the title of Viscount. He had won his early battles against the Italians, but lost against Rommel. He was replaced, and sent to India, where he again lost, this time to the Japanese in Singapore. He was again replaced. He would eventually become Viceroy of India, but again was replaced when he pressed Churchill to grant independence to India. (Churchill never did respect him, but ironically Rommel did, both as a soldier, and as an author. Wavell was a scholar before entering Sandhurst Military Academy. He loved poetry, and loved to recite it. This book is a collection of his favorite poems.
Look for this book in the poetry section.
