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Under Fire by Henri Barbusse

Under Fire

Henri Barbusse

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · March 20, 2013

This book follows a squad of French volunteer soldiers on the front in France after the German invasion.

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Who it’s for
Gritty realism meets an episodic structure in this unsparing portrait of soldiers at the front.
Genres
World War I Historical Fiction, War Fiction, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 20, 2013

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About this book

This book follows a squad of French volunteer soldiers on the front in France after the German invasion. The book opens and ends with broad visions shared by multiple characters. The anecdotes are episodic in nature, each with an individual chapter title. In contrast to many war novels which came before it, Under Fire describes war in gritty and brutal realism.

Unvarnished War

Gritty realism meets an episodic structure in this unsparing portrait of soldiers at the front.

Come here for

  • War fiction without a polished view of the front.

Expect

  • Anecdotes in individually titled chapters.
  • Broad visions shared by multiple characters at the opening and close.

Where it sits

World War I Historical Fiction90%
War Fiction85%
The Classics73%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • War Fiction
Authors
Henri Barbusse
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 20, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
War Fiction