Jean-Corentin Carré, l'enfant soldat #2

Part of Editions Paquet's Mémoire 1914–1918 series, this second volume puts a young boy soldier front and center — literally — surrounded by a squad of weary, mud-streaked French poilus hunkered down in a World War I trench, barbed wire stretching behind them. The contrast between the child's slight frame and the battle-hardened men flanking him speaks volumes about the story's emotional weight. A thoughtful addition to any collection focused on the human side of the Great War, rendered with somber, grounded detail.