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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160822103321

Autore

Barbusse Henri

Titolo

Under Fire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Munchen : , : Liese, Andreas. OUTSIDE THE BOX, , 1971

©1971

ISBN

9783956762710

3956762711

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

The World at War Series

Disciplina

843/.912

Soggetti

Trench warfare

Soldiers - France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The novel takes the form of journal-like anecdotes which the unnamed narrator claims to be writing to record his time in the war. It follows a squad of French volunteer soldiers on the Western front in France after the ger invasion. The book opens and ends with broad visions shared by multiple characters but beyond these the action of the novel takes place in occupied France. In contrast to many war novels which came before it, Under Fire describes war in gritty and brutal realism. It is noted for its realistic descriptions of death in war and the squalid trench conditions.