Sassoon, Siegfried

(1886–1967) British writer. Siegfried Sassoon was an officer in World War I. Sassoon's poetry is filled with images, which dramatize the brutality, horrors, and futility of war. His poetry is featured in these collections: "The Old Huntsman" (1917), "Counter-Attack" (1918), "Satirical Poems" (1926), "Vigils" (1935), and others.