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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Wheels of Hama : Collected War Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Inglewood, Stirling area, Northern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Victor Publishing , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Troopshipi"Across the starless skies the light clouds, freed", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 1)
Backsheeshi"Beneath the afternoon's clear skies", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 2-7)
The Girl of Ascaloni"An Arab girl of Ascalon,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
The Exile of Armsi"The world's wide waters reach out from the shore", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 11)
The Wraithi"Watching the sandbagged crest of a lookout dune,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 12)
Mersa Matruhi"Waking from sleep upon the crisp beach sand,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 13)
Sidi Barrani, the Pendulum of Wari"Peopled no more, far down each desolate street,", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 14)
On the Frontieri"Low over Libya, the one guard left", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 15-31)
Evening Battlescapei"The desert twilight darkens, and the dust", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 32)
Luxori"I know I shall remember those few days", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 33-55)
Sinaii"Pale dunes of sand, their slender backbones high,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 56)
Acrei"Against the legend-haunted sea, the walls", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 57)
The Wheels of Hamai"The waters are the wines of spring", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 58-67)
Outsidersi"Down from the hushed and snow-fleeced fields we troop", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 68)
Brothel Picket, Aleppoi"The twilight darkness, night shudders down", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 69-71)
Jackali"He startles darkness with a mournful cry,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 72)
Beduin Girli"Where have you danced from in that gust", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 73-74)
The Rearguardi"When the word came, we raced from Lebanon,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 75-97)
The Deadi"A bird alights, folding an iron wing,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 98)
One Tin Hat of Manyi"Just one tin hat of many left to rust", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 99)
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