_Morning Post._--“There is staunch stuff in this little book of verse from the trenches.... Here is a soldier and a poet and a black-and-white artist of merit, and we wouldn’t exchange him for a dozen professional versifiers who ... cannot write with a spade or draw with a bayonet or blow martial music out of a mouth-organ.” _Manchester Guardian._--“There is no shadow of doubt but that Sergeant Joseph Lee’s BALLADS OF BATTLE are the real thing.... In its way this little book is one of the most striking publications of the war.” _Leeds Mercury._--“Many war poems have been published of late, but few approach the BALLADS OF BATTLE in point of imagination, and vitality of expression. There is a grim realism in the Sergeant’s poems, as well as an intensity of vision that is at times almost startling.” _The Bookman._--“Sergeant Lee is in the succession, spiritual descendant of those balladists and lyricists who have made the name of Scotland bright.... As for the manner of the book, it is good--it is very good, it is notable.” _Glasgow Herald._--“Sergeant Lee’s verses are as frank and straight as we would wish a soldier-poet’s work to be; but behind all the humour and grim realism there is a poet’s ideal humanised by a Scot’s tenderness, and the serious poems are worthy of any company. Their courageous cheerfulness is inspiring.” _The Tatler._--“A little volume which I shall always hope to keep. Mostly these vivid little poems were composed well within the firing line; all of them are haunting--some because of their jocular soldier-spirit, others for their wonderful realization of the silent tragedy of war.” _Sheffield Telegraph._--“A human, throbbing thing from the trenches. It strikes vibrant notes of laughter and tears; now it weeps, and now it is full of the exuberant joy of life; it is a living document authentic and deep.” * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes: The one footnote has been moved to the end of the text and relabeled. Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are mentioned. Punctuation has been made consistent. Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typos have been corrected. Changes have been made as follows: p. 83: “untolerable” changed to “intolerable” (an intolerable outrage) End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Captive at Carlsruhe and Other German Prison Camps, by Joseph Lee