Under Fire
Under Fire, first published in French as Le Feu, was one of the first novels about WWI, appearing in December 1916, before the outcome of the war was clear. Set in early 1916, it follows a squad of French volunteer soldiers through the eyes of an unnamed foot soldier, who participates in and also observes the action. It combines soaring, poetic descriptions with the mundane, messy, human reality of soldiers living in their own excrement. Then slowly names and features are given to the men who emerge from the mud, from the dignified leader Corporal Bertrand, to the ebullient Volpatte and the obsessive Cocon. Intermingled with details of how th…
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- ISBN: 978-1-61200-382-5
- EAN: 9781612003825
- Produktnummer: 19176432
- Verlag: Casemate Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H19.0 cm x B13.3 cm x D2.6 cm 406 g
- Gewicht: 406
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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