In 1999 I published a collection of my poems on the theme of war under the title War. This was in two parts. Later, in October 2003, I re-published this work with additions and called it War II. Both sets were distributed privately. It was my intention to produce War II in a hardback version for general sale. As a result of the invasion of Iraq by the USA and its allies, notably Britain, I had to rethink the presentation for the hardback edition so as to include some later work. The present collection, again titled WAR, includes under a single cover not only the poems from the earlier editions of war poems, but also four single poem publications in addition to the short compilation, Cenotaph. This accounts for the sectional nature of the presentation. The cover pages from the original productions have been incorporated into the book.