Of course, a classic of French literature ... I knew like everyone else, but I had never read ... After the slight disorder of the campaigns of the time language on the first few pages, it only remains to feast on this story full of freshness, cunning, bravery .... but also poverty and violence ... For this war, even if it is only buttons (or steeple), remains bitter and without thank you .... Beyond painting rural 1900s, we became friends for this bunch of kids. A small reading pleasure .... To quote Tigibus in the movie (but never in the book) If I had known, I would read before .....