The End of the Battle Author:Evelyn Waugh THE END OF THE BATTLE is the last novel in Evelyn Waugh's trilogy of World War II, Men at War (called by The New Republic "the one genuine masterpiece to come out of the war."). The story of British officer Guy Crouchback and his struggle to find personal revitalization in a setting that makes a mockery of the individual, it is written with all... more » the grace, wit and polished humor that has made Waugh "the most accomplished contemporary stylist in the English language" (Time).« less