Louis Amis

One man’s war through 45 objects

A former British Army captain’s autobiographical novel uses inanimate objects to describe the horrors of war — but it’s not a successful, or even original, device

  • Anatomy of a Soldier

    Harry Parker

    Faber, pp. 313

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