Irony plays a big role in this book, an irony between expectations and reality. Before the war, men could and did believe in gallantry, in battle as a sport and in idealized patriotism. After the thousands of British were killed in only four months time, irony became the do

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Approximate Word count = 489
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)