Fear

In 1915, Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eagerconscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however, thevaunted "e;war to end all wars"e; seems like a war that will never end: whethermired in the trenches or going over the top, Jean finds himself caught in themidst of an unimaginable, unceasing slaughter. After he is wounded, he returnsfrom the front to discover a world where no one knows or wants to know any ofthis. Both the public and the authorities go on talking about heroes-andsending more men to their graves. But Jean refuses to keep silent. He willspeak the forbidden word. He will tell them about fear.John Berger has called Fear"e;a book of the utmost urgency and relevance."e; A literary masterpiece, it isalso an essential and unforgettable reckoning with the terrible war that gavebirth to a century of war.