Het ware verhaal van de onbekende soldaat

A single-issue, black-and-white comic from the Dutch publisher Oog & Blik, Het ware verhaal van de onbekende soldaat is a stark, anti-war meditation by legendary French artist Jacques Tardi. The book presents an imagined, grimly personal account of the Unknown Soldier of World War I, stripping away nationalist myth to reveal the brutal, anonymous reality of the trenches. Tardi's meticulous, expressive linework and unflinching narrative make this a powerful, essential work in his long career of challenging official histories of war.