20th Century Sword Of Honour by Evelyn Waugh

20th Century Sword Of Honour by Evelyn Waugh This book is USED (not new) Condition: - Format: Publisher: Penguin Classic : , 1999, ISBN: 014018967X / 014018967X Dimensions: 12.8cm x 2.69cm x 19.81cm, 720 pages SKU: 5685f - We use NZ Post overnight for delivery so please allow 1-5 days for delivery - If you would like to see more photos of the book, ask a question and we'll add them Book Description: This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war overwhelming. Though often somber, Sword of Honor is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric.