Wilfred Owen died on the Western Front, in the last days of the Great War. He was an outstanding British officer, winning the Military Cross. Wilfred Owen is better known as a war poet, his poems, such as ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’, have made him one of the most popular poets of the 20th Century. Dominic Hibberd is acknowledged as the leading authority on Wilfred Owen; this Biography is richly detailed, clearly showing painstaking research; an example is the detail in which the censorship of Wilfred’s correspondence, by his brother Tom, is discussed. I have had a fascination with Wilfred Owen since reading Pat Barker’s ‘Regeneration Trilogy’, this biography turned my fascination into understanding, through its concise information and clear narrative. If you were not an enthusiast of Wilfred Owen’s poetry before, then you certainly will be after reading this outstanding biography.