What is the theme of the poem epitaph on an army of mercenaries?
Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries is a short, occasional poem of eight lines, one of the many poems that Housman wrote to celebrate the extraordinary bravery of soldiers in the face of great odds.
What God abandoned these defended and saved the sum of things for pay?
What God abandoned, these defended: In a Godless world, the soldiers- the ‘mercenaries’- were those who defended the nation. And saved the sum of things for pay.: it was for pay that the ‘mercenaries’of the BEF saved the country as a whole (‘the sum of things’).
What is an Army of mercenaries?
In simplest terms, a mercenary is an armed civilian paid to do military operations in a foreign conflict zone. For example, civilians conducting direct actions or training troops in foreign conflict zones are mercenaries because they are performing uniquely military functions.
