Tag: Austin Riede

  • Launch Info: “The Secret Battle” by A. P. Herbert

    Congratulations to Linda Ham for winning The Secret Battle giveaway! Originally published in 1919, The Secret Battle honestly portrays the mental horrors World War I inflicted upon soldiers. Though not autobiographical, character Harry Penrose follows the experiences of author A. P. Herbert, who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign. Penrose’s trial is likely based on…

  • Shell Shock in “The Secret Battle”

    We’re honored to have The Secret Battle editor Austin Riede as a guest author today. Riede is an associate English professor at the University of North Georgia, specializing in British modernism. His areas of expertise includes British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, and Science Fiction. What drew me most…

  • On “The Secret Battle”: An Interview with Editor Austin Riede

    [Jillian Murphy]    We’re here to discuss The Secret Battle, which you’re the head editor of, but not the original writer, because when was it first written?  [Austin Riede]       It was written in 1919. First published in 1919, right after A. P. Herbert finished with the war. When the war had…

  • Editing and Annotating “The Secret Battle”

    We’re honored to have The Secret Battle editor Austin Riede as a guest author today. Riede is an associate English professor at the University of North Georgia, specializing in British modernism. His areas of expertise include British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, and Science Fiction. Working on The Secret…

  • New Release: “The Secret Battle” by A. P. Herbert

    The University of North Georgia Press is releasing a new edition of The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert, edited with annotations by Dr. Austin Riede on May 28, 2018. Originally published in 1919, The Secret Battle honestly portrays the mental horrors World War I inflicted upon soldiers. The tale…