Under Fire
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Based on his own experience of the Great War, Henri Barbusse's novel is a powerful account of one of the greatest horrors mankind has inflicted on itself. For the group of ordinary men in the French Sixth Battalion, thrown together from all over France and longing for home, war is simply a matter of survival, lightened only by the arrival of their rations or a glimpse of a pretty girl or a brief reprieve in the hospital. Reminiscent of classics like Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, Under Fire (originally published in French as La Feu) vividly evokes life in the trenches—the mud, stench, and monotony of waiting while constantly fearing for one's life in an infernal and seemingly eternal battlefield.
IntroductionviiTranslator's Notexxi1The Vision32In the Ground73The Descent444Volpatte and Fouillade485Sanctuary566Habits797Embarkation848Leave929Mighty Anger10010Argoval11811The Dog12112The Doorway13413Swearwords15514Kit15715The Egg17316Idyll17617The Sap18018The Matches18319Bombardment18920Fire20421The First-Aid Post25422The Jaunt27123The Fatigue27924Dawn296
