Under Fire: The Story of a Squad is a novel written by French author Henri Barbusse. The book is set during World War I and follows the experiences of a group of French soldiers who are fighting on the front lines. The story is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator who is a member of the squad. The novel is a realistic portrayal of the brutality and horror of war, and Barbusse does not shy away from describing the gruesome injuries and deaths that occur during battle. The soldiers in the squad are depicted as ...
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Under Fire: The Story of a Squad is a novel written by French author Henri Barbusse. The book is set during World War I and follows the experiences of a group of French soldiers who are fighting on the front lines. The story is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator who is a member of the squad. The novel is a realistic portrayal of the brutality and horror of war, and Barbusse does not shy away from describing the gruesome injuries and deaths that occur during battle. The soldiers in the squad are depicted as ordinary men who are forced to confront their mortality on a daily basis, and the book explores the psychological toll that war takes on them.The narrative is structured as a series of vignettes that are loosely connected, and the book does not follow a traditional plot. Instead, the focus is on the experiences of the soldiers and the emotions that they feel as they struggle to survive in a war-torn landscape. Under Fire: The Story of a Squad is considered a classic of war literature and was one of the first books to depict war in a realistic and unromanticized way. The novel has been praised for its vivid descriptions and its powerful portrayal of the human cost of war.1917. A powerful description of the horrors of war and the experiences of the men and the wretched conditions under which they are forced to live and fight. Contents: The Vision; In the Earth; The Return; Volpatte and Fouillade; Sanctuary; Habits; Entraining; On Leave; The Anger of Volpatte; Argoval; The Dog; The Doorway; The Big Words; Of Burdens; The Egg; An Idyll; In the Sap; A Box of Matches; Bombardment; Under Fire; The Refuge; Going About; The Fatigue-Party; and The Dawn.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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