The fighting of August 1914 were heavily paid, especially by the French army. A war of the twentieth century started with the ideas of the nineteenth century, obviously ... The 20 & 21 August, the Provencal soldiers enter the Lorraine furnace and nearly 10,000 of them are slaughtered before they have used their Lebel rifle! Vilain time for the Generalissimo Joffre can lose big in terms of credibility and which then miserably shirk cheaply rejecting responsibility for the defeat on the alleged lack of courage, valor of the soldiers of the South (already initially deemed "lazy "," wogs "and so on ...). The worst thing is that ... it will work. "Better": Joffre ordered a crop that will lead to two innocent "revolving door" (the pack!) Modest and honest Provencal fighter, Auguste Odde is one of two sacrificed. Wounded in the arm, he is suspected of voluntary mutilation and there, things do not drag. JY talent Le Naour (scenario) and cartoonist Dan are here again at the rendezvous. The record is great. Note that the departmental archives were involved in this album, giving a taste of the archive and history to the younger generations which in this day and age, is necessarily a beautiful and noble idea. Other volumes seem to be announced ... can not wait!