<p>Louis Barthas, conscript, socialist, barrel-maker wrote in his journals throughout the Great War. "Poilu" is a collection of all 19 of these notebooks. Today we look at a selection of readings to get a first-hand, French account of The War to End All Wars. </p>

Louis Barthas, conscript, socialist, barrel-maker wrote in his journals throughout the Great War. "Poilu" is a collection of all 19 of these notebooks. Today we look at a selection of readings to get a first-hand, French account of The War to End All Wars.

<p>Louis Barthas, conscript, socialist, barrel-maker wrote in his journals throughout the Great War. "Poilu" is a collection of all 19 of these notebooks. Today we look at a selection of readings to get a first-hand, French account of The War to End All Wars.&nbsp;</p>

Episode 11. The First World War: A French Perspective from Louis Barthas

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Episode 11. The First World War: A French Perspective from Louis Barthas