For me, with "fear" Chevallier, this novel is the best description of the horror of this war. There's no great warrior literary flights, no heroic charges, no heroes with multiple decorations. Simply men gathered for one purpose: to wage war. The title says it all, the "herd" or denial of individualism, the man lowered to the status of cattle and France the leaders of the flock decided to take him to the slaughterhouse. A story made of simple shots such as photographs of a war correspondent. And this is rare, a beautiful description of the painful condition of women left in the rear. Read the "fear" Chevallier and the "Great herd" of Giono, it is a duty to remember, in addition to start discovering this war, they are essential ..
