Book description
It is 1915. Jean Dartemont is just a young man. He is not a rebel, but
neither is he awed by authority and when he's called up and given only
the most rudimentary training, he refuses to follow his platoon.
Instead, he is sent to Artois, where he experiences the relentless death
and violence of the trenches. His reprieve finally comes when he is
wounded, evacuated and hospitalised. The nurses consider it their duty
to stimulate the soldiers' fighting spirit, and so ask Jean what he did
at the front. His reply? 'I was afraid.' First published in France in
1930, Fear is both graphic and clear-eyed in its depiction of the
terrible experiences of soldiers during the First World War. It is
1915. Jean Dartemont is just a young man. He is not a rebel, but neither
is he awed by authority and when he's called up and given only the most
rudimentary training, he refuses to follow his platoon. Instead, he is
sent to Artois, where he experiences the relentless death and violence
of the trenches. His reprieve finally comes when he is wounded,
evacuated and hospitalised. The nurses consider it their duty to
stimulate the soldiers' fighting spirit, and so ask Jean what he did at
the front. His reply? 'I was afraid.' First published in France in 1930,
Fear is both graphic and clear-eyed in its depiction of the terrible
experiences of soldiers during the First World War.
