Although the outbreak of the First World War had the immediate effect of slowing down the development of sport in France, the duration of the conflict, the adaptation to new combat methods and the cultural mix gave it a new impetus which laid the foundations of modern sport.

The physical and psychological suffering endured by combatants in the Great War is a testament to the technological and scientific resources used on the battlefield. The author describes the variety and severity of these injuries, as well as the manner in which the wounded were cared for.

Between 1914 and 1918, faced with a lack of resources and manpower, Germany forced the inhabitants of certain French and Belgian municipalities to work for it. This was a painful experience, both morally and materially.

For thousands of years, men have dragged animals onto the battlefield. The Great War was no exception to the rule. Even if, at the beginning of the twentieth century, modernity was on the move - trucks, airplanes, tanks - it was unable to free itself from the animal world. Animals of all kinds each participated in their own way in the war effort. Some accomplished their mission close to the fighters and shared with them fear, suffering and death. Others comforted and supported them. There are also those who fed them, and parasites who harassed them. The story of the millions of animals...

History of the Great War, from daily mobilization in the trenches to the German invasion, the exodus routes and the transition from a war of positions to a total war.