Wooden Crosses
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598186728 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It was published in 1919. A prolific author, Roland Dorgeles is most renowned for the Prix Femina-winning Wooden crosses ("Les croix de bois"), a moving study of World War I, in which he served.
About the Author A prolific author, Roland Dorgeles is most renowned for the Prix Femina-winning Wooden crosses ("Les croix de bois"), a moving study of World War I, in which he served. . It was published in 1919
"Maurice Duclou, first section." "Killed at Courcy," cried somebody. With a great pile of packets in front of him like a peddler's pack, the harassed quartermaster was calling out the post in the middle of a regular mob of soldiers, who were all plying their elbows and trampling on one another's feet. He'd caught a bullet. "Are you sure?" "Yes, his mates saw him fall in front of the church. It was just at our door, between the communal washhouse -- so tiny that there would hardly have been room for three washerwomen under its sloping shelter roof -- and the notary's house, which wore a red scarf of virginia creeper crosswise on its front. We had clambered up on the stone seat and were listening attentively. Now, well, I
Karen Pfirrman said Fantastic Read. My husband raves about this book. One of the best he has ever read he claims and he has read them all - or close to it.. S. Stoewer said One outstanding novel on the insanity of war. This book belongs in the same category as "All quiet on the western front" by Remarque. It conveys very vividly the suffering of simple soldiers in the sort of inhuman carnage the first world war stands for. It is very well readable in its style but the contents are hard to digest.. French opposite to All Quiet On Western Front A co-worker from France mentioned this book and I am glad he did. I think it is a wonderful book it really gives you a slightly different perspective on the trenches in WW 1.