It Was the War of the Trenches #[nn]

This standalone graphic novel by Jacques Tardi is a harrowing, unflinching look at World War I from the perspective of French soldiers in the trenches. Originally serialized in the early 1990s, this 2010 Fantagraphics edition collects the complete work, blending Tardi's stark, detailed artwork with a narrative that captures the horror, absurdity, and human cost of the conflict through interconnected vignettes and character studies.