by Yves Pinguilly · Nathan Jeunesse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782092520888
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«Un tirailleur en enfer: Verdun 1916» is the historical novel by Yves Pinguilly, published by Nathan Jeunesse in paperback (144 pages, in French).
The novel follows Tierno, a 17-year-old young Fulani man who is recruited against his will to fight as a Senegalese tirailleur in the French army during World War I. The plot takes him to the Verdun front in 1916, where he shares the harshness of the trenches with other African soldiers.
This title is number 2 in the Les Romans de la Mémoire collection; it was published in September 2008.
Recommended for readers aged 9 to 12, for its historical focus and accessible reading.
