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Can I read Under Fire : the Story of a Squad on EtoBox?
Under Fire : the Story of a Squad by Henri Barbusse is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Under Fire : the Story of a Squad about?
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
Who reads Under Fire : the Story of a Squad?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Henri Barbusse
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781499144642
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (193 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14