Let the volley resound and the hollows be found To re-echo the bugle and gun, Till the echoes grow dim and we know that in him We bury all men in this one. For we bury the stain when we bury the slain In these wars that are yet to be won. Bury him, then, where such comrades shall lie Side by side in the long marbled sleep, As have longed long for sleeping, and there in their keeping Assign him the grave he shall keep. In that company of others, his spiritual brothers, Whose tears all were salt when they’d weep. Bury him. Bury him. Bury him mournfully, he who was scornfully Thought to be brought to disgrace among men. Bury heroically here all the stoically Suffered injustice and wrong that has been. Bury the dead and defeated, repeated Mistakes that have tumbled our honor again. Bury the past with its hate and its slaughter, And from this sweet grave make beginning. Come, then, Bury him! Bury him! * * * * * _$2.50_ THE DEATH OF THE SCHARNHORST And Other Poems by Arch Alfred McKillen In the powerful narrative poem which furnishes the title for this impressive first volume, Arch Alfred McKillen tells the dramatic story of the sinking of the German battleship _Scharnhorst_, during World War II--an important day for the Allied Forces. These poems could have been written only by a man who has experienced deeply the emotions of which he writes. War is not the only subject of Mr. McKillen’s poems. He writes of love; and indignation prompts him to write strongly against racial prejudice. Sharpness and simplicity of style contribute greatly to the forceful effects which he achieves. Too often a reader’s enjoyment of poetry is marred by obscurity of meaning, but the clarity of thought and euphony of expression of the author, in this volume, leave no doubt in the reader’s mind of his intent. Reading THE DEATH OF THE SCHARNHORST AND OTHER POEMS will be a memorable experience for poetry lovers. A VANTAGE BOOK * * * * * _About the Author ..._ [Illustration] Arch Alfred McKillen was born in Chicago, in 1914. Upon completion of high school, he went to work in a wire-winding factory. Later he worked in a mail-order house, and as a bonded messenger. In 1939, Mr. McKillen enlisted in the United States Navy. He was stationed aboard the _U.S.S. Tennessee_ at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. Later, he served aboard other battleships in both the Pacific and the Atlantic, and finally was transferred to a Logistic Support Company on Okinawa. Mr. McKillen is now a bookseller. In his spare time he is doing research for his next book.