Editing Henri Barbusse (section)

=== First World War ===
In 1914, at age 41, he enlisted in the [[French Army]] and served on the Western front during [[World War I]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Under Fire: The story of a squad|url=https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/under-fire-story-of-squad|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The British Library|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908232525/https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/under-fire-story-of-squad|url-status=dead}}</ref> Invalided out of the army three times, Barbusse served in the war for 17&nbsp;months, until November 1915, when he was permanently moved into a clerical position due to pulmonary damage, exhaustion, and [[dysentery]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=barbusse|first=henri|title=Le Feu: Journal d'une escouade|publisher=gallimard|year=2006|isbn=978-2070342792|pages=483–484}}</ref> On 8 June 1915, he was awarded the [[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de guerre]] with citation.<ref name=":0" /> In 1916, he participated in the [[battle of Verdun]].<ref name="f"/> He was reformed on 1 June 1917.<ref name=":0" />

Barbusse first came to fame with the publication of his novel ''Le Feu'' (translated by [[William Fitzwater Wray]] as ''[[Under Fire (Barbusse novel)|Under Fire]]'') in 1916, which was based on his experiences during World War I. By this time, Barbusse had become a pacifist, and his writing demonstrated his growing hatred of [[militarism]].<ref name=":1" /> ''Le Feu'' drew criticism at the time for its harsh [[Naturalism (literature)|naturalism]], but won the [[Prix Goncourt]] in December 1916.<ref>{{cite web|last=Duffy|first=Michael|title=Henri Barbusse|url=http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/barbusse.htm|work=www.firstworldwar.com|access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>