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Under Fire: The Story of a Squad (French: Le Feu: journal d'une escouade) by Henri Barbusse (December 1916), was one of the first novels about World War I to be published. Although it is fiction, the novel was based on Barbusse's experiences as a French soldier on the Western Front. 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 German 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. The anecdotes are episodic, each with a chapter title. The best-known chapter, "The Fire" (Le feu) shares the French-language title of the book. It describes a trench assault from the Allied (French) trench across No-Man's Land into the German trench. 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. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. some outline on a few chapters in pencil. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 446 p. Audience: General/trade.

Size: 6x1x11; Clean book with light signs of reading. Quick response!

HarperCollins Publishers, October 1991. Hardcover. Good - Cash. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Very good clean copy. tight binding. clean covers. previous owner sticker inside front cover. pages clean and unmarked. dust jacket is very good with no chips or tears. 446 pages.

Zondervan, 1991. hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover book is in good shape overall with some signs of wear on cover, corners, spine, and/or dust cover if applicable. Pages are clean and unblemished. An entirely readable and usable copy.

Zondervan. Collectible - Very Good. Signed Copy Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on half title page.