Who is Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh from Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War and what is their importance? Wartime:_Understanding_and_Behavior_in_the_Second_World_War English & Literature Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh | Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War

Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966) was an English writer, best known for his darkly satirical novels. Many of his novels satirize British aristocracy and society. In addition to novels he wrote short stories, biographies, and travel literature. He was successful and admired in his lifetime, though many of his works were controversial. Waugh leveraged his influence to gain a commission during World War II, where he served as a largely ineffectual leader. He spent the latter years of the war serving in minor political appointments. Most of his best-known works, produced after the war, contemplate the wartime period. The book assumes the reader is familiar with Waugh's life and work and cites him fairly extensively as a literary figure of significance. Little biographical information is provided about Waugh.