John McCrae (1872-1918) was a pathologist and a lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Forces Artillery who served in the South African War and in the first World War. He wrote one of the most famous war poems ever: "In Flanders Fields." [MORE] 1. In Flanders Fields and Other Poems - An HTML version with the poems split into two files. A third file contains "An Essay in Character" by Sir Andrew Macphail. 2. The Story of John McCrae - Illustrated biography, by John Peddie. Includes the text of "In Flanders Fields." 3. In Flanders Fields - Text of the memorable poem, with information on the circumstances in which it was written. 4. In Flanders Fields and Other Poems - Collection published posthumously, in 1919. Plain text, or as a zip file, from Project Gutenberg. 5. In Flanders Fields and Other Poems - In searchable HTML, at World Wide School. Each poem in its own file, linked to previous, next, or any other poem. In graphical browsers, this is the online equivalent of a "large print" edition. 6. John McCrae - Concise biography of the author of the famous war poem "In Flanders Fields," with extensive hyperlinks to related topics. 7. Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae - Veterans Affairs of Canada information page on the famous poet. Multipart biography of the doctor and soldier.

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