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Louis Barthas alleged in his work Poilu that trench raids in WW1 were conducted by soldiers with contemptuous character rather than heroic (or even average) soldiers. Is this allegation an accurate way to portray trench raiders in the French sectors during the Spring of 1917?

by /u/ProbeOne in /r/AskHistorians

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