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BORN IN 1917 during the First World War, William Eastlake was old enough by the 1930s to experience the Great Depression and then to serve as a replacement infantryman in World War II. That war, and the following police actions and wars, served him as subject matter for two novels A collection of poems that reflect the radicalism and fervor of the sixties, though only one of the poems relate directly to the war in Vietnam. Eastlake served four years in the Army,was twice in Viet Nam as a correspondent. Highly acclaimed author's first volume of poetry