20 AUGUST 1977, page 20

Spreading Out

Peter Ackroyd A Danger Tree Olivia Manning (Waidenfeld and Nicolson £4.25) No one has noticed yet, but the fashion for war novels is coming back. The difference now is that......

Bleeding Heart

Benny Green Tom Moore, the Irish Poet Terence De Vere White (Hamish Hamilton £7.50) Thomas Moore's toehold on fame continues to endure, but only just. I doubt if there is anyone......