| Poilu: The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914-1918 Subjects: Barthas Louis 1879–1952; World War 1914–1918 -- Personal narratives French; Soldiers -- France -- Biography; France. Armée -- Biography; World War 1914–1918 -- Campaigns; France. Armée -- Military life -- History -- 20th century; No detailed description available for "Poilu". Louis Barthas (1879-1952) was a cooper in a small town in southern France. Edward M. Strauss is a fundraising director in higher education and former publisher of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. He lives in New York City. |