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Sasson, Siegfried; Military personnel; Siegfried Sassoon: Soldier, Poet, Lover, Friend (Book); Catholic converts; Catholics

The article talks about the life of British hero-soldier Siegfried Sassoon based on the biography "Siegfried Sassoon: Soldier, Poet, Lover, Friend" by Jean Moorcroft Wilson. Sassoon, by Wilson's account, was a man of contradictions who played multiple roles as a wounded fighter, novelist, poet, socialist, homosexual, husband, and Catholic convert. Topics discussed include his participation in battles at the Somme, Arras, and Passchendale, his valor as a war commander, and his gay relationships.