Louis Barthas Books

Louis Barthas was a cooper and a chronicler of war, whose reflections from the First World War offer a raw, unfiltered glimpse into trench life. He meticulously documented his experiences in diaries, which he later compiled into nineteen notebooks. These works, discovered and published decades after his passing, reveal a profoundly human perspective on the horrors of war, the resilience of ordinary soldiers, and the devastating toll the conflict took on their spirits. His writing is marked by an unadorned style and an authenticity that immerses readers in the lived reality of a common soldier.