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 they navigate daily life in the putrified atmosphere of the trenches are both harrowing descriptions and a political, pacifist argument about this war and war more generally. Caught up in events they cannot control, the soldiers go through their daily routines:
| ISBN: | 9781612003825 |
| Publication date: | 16th May 2016 |
| Author: | Henri Barbusse |
| Publisher: | Casemate an imprint of Casemate Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 382 pages |
| Series: | Casemate Classic War Fiction |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |
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.
Under Fire features in the following genres: Historical Fiction
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Under Fire was written by Henri Barbusse and published by Casemate an imprint of Casemate Publishers
Under Fire has 382 pages
Yes it is part of Casemate Classic War Fiction series