No More Parades

No More Parades, published in 1925, is the second novel in Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End tetralogy. The book continues the story of Christopher Tietjens, a principled and stoic army officer during World War I. As Tietjens struggles with bureaucratic absurdities and a failing marriage, Ford presents a richly detailed and psychologically complex portrait of wartime disintegration. The novel’s impressionistic style, moral ambiguity, and critique of modernity contribute to its reputation as one of the greatest literary achievements of the war era.