When Stanley Noyes was a young GI in Germany during the waning months of World War II, he heard the expression "Alles kaputt" (German for "All is broken") all around him. More than sixty years later, the statement of finality came to him as an apt title for this collection of poems based on his experience during the war.

"This collection is a gem caught in poetry. Clear vignettes of Stan's young manhood in World War II, the stark excitement, camaraderie, revelations, tragedy, horror and fear, and even the beauties of war are held in his rhythms. Stan Noyes' book is honest and revealing. His poetry is excellent." -Keith Wilson

Alles Kaputt: Poems of World War II was produced by handset and printed letterpress and bound by hand. The typeface is 12 pt. Garamond Old Style. The text paper is Wausau Royal Linen (natural), and the cover is Neenah Classic Linen (greystone) with Wausau Royal Silk end-paper (scarlet).

Noyes is distinguished as the author of two novels published by Macmillan and of three volumes of poetry: Faces and Spirits (The Sunstone Press, 1974), Beyond the Mountains (Solo Press, 1979), and The Commander of Dead Leaves (Tooth of Time Press, 1984). His last two books are histories: Los Comanches: The Horse People, 1751-1845 (U of New Mexico Press, 1993) and Comanches in the New West, 1895-1908: Historic Photographs (U of Texas Press, 1999). His chapbook, Annus Mirabilis: A Peripatetic Calendar, was published by Timberline Press in 2003.