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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.
Death at Daybreaki"Our hands and our hearts were tiring,", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 100)
Requiem for an Artillery Surveyor, K.I.A.i"Towards the Pole Star rest his eyes", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 101)
Asphodeli"Flushing and gilding the low clouds' white or grey,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 102)
War Poetryi"Our barrage shudders, tanks slug up the rise,", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 103)
The Road to El Dabai"Three of the enemy, they sprawled there, dead", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 104)
Regimental Chess Tournamenti"The tournament is over, I have won.", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 105)
Night Surf, Trinity Beachi"As from the restless sea they ever hustle", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 106)
Flying Foxesi"They flying foxes haunt us, and who knows", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 107)
Christmas Eve in Wari"The army revels, but I am aware", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 108)
Finschhafeni"Dawn comes to Finschhafen, paling the cloud", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 109)
Morotai, Before Borneoi"Moored in the tropic dusk, ship after ship", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 110)
There was War in the Islandsi"There was war in the islands, but his young eyes", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 111-112)
Listening Posti"The tropic stars are cloudless, but their light", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 113)
Patroli"The jungle riots in its stifling deep,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 115)
Chinese Peasant Womani"Ten days ago, a pacific dawn", Alec Choate , single work poetry war literature (p. 116-118)
Albatross, at the End of a Wari"As if tied to the masthead", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 119)
Vietnamese Refugee Womani"A council clean-up,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 120-121)
Saint Dunstans in the Easti"Through the crammed and tall buildings", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 122-123)
Letter from Beiruti"Dear Cossey, I should head this letter", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 124-129)
Phasing Outi"As they spring from the paper", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 130)
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