Talk:The Forgotten Soldier

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.
Start	This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale.
Additional information and associated task forces: This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar: not checked Supporting materials: not checked To fill out this checklist, please add the following to the template call: <!-- B-Class-1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points have appropriate inline citations. --> |B-Class-1=yes/no <!-- B-Class-2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. --> |B-Class-2=yes/no <!-- B-Class-3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. --> |B-Class-3=yes/no <!-- B-Class-4. It is free from major grammatical errors. --> |B-Class-4=yes/no <!-- B-Class-5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. --> |B-Class-5=yes/no This article is not currently associated with a task force. To tag it for one or more task forces, please add the task force codes from the template instructions to the template call.

	Books Portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Books. To participate, you can edit the article. You can discuss the Project at its talk page.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the Project's quality scale. Please rate the article and then leave a short summary at in the comments to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article.

Contents 1 Sajer's Comrade 2 More Details on the Novel 3 The Authors Name 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Forgotten Soldier.jpg 5 Dead link

[edit] Sajer's Comrade

What is the source of this information in the article: "..., the comrade of the author ("Hals") who is referred throughout the book has been identified, contacted, and has verified Guy Sajer's account."? Since this statement seems of no minor relevance with respect to the book's authenticity controversy, shouldn't it be mentioned? Besides, the comrade was named Halls in the book - this should probably also be fixed. VickyP 22:33, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Actually his name is spelled as Hals in the book. I'm certain of this due to the fact that i just stopped reading the book a few minutes ago.

Well, I've got a German copy of the book in front of me ("Denn dieser Tage Qual war groß", Deutscher Bücherbund, 1969), and in it he's called Halls. It would be interesting to know how he's spelled in the French original, and also why either the English or the German translator chose to change that spelling. VickyP 21:11, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I've read (and am currently re-reading) the English version of Forgotten Soldier and the comrade's name is spelt as "Hals". I guess the author of the article used this spelling as this article is in 'English'. It would be nice to find out if Hals ever met Sajer again, as their parting was rather moving for me. It'd be nice to know if they ever conversed. Henners91 11:25, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

The Name of Sajer's Friend: Actually, Sajer used mostly pseudonyms for his character. For example, the name of Sajer's friend "Hals" or "Halls" was Stefan Walls. After being released from a British POW camp in 1946, Walls emigrated to the USA and settled in Connecticut. He made a career in the insurance industry but is believed to have died during the late 1990s. Guy Sajer last heard from him in 1996. Source of this comment is Guy Sajer aka Guy Mouminoux. User: Douglas E. Nash, 8:06 p.m., 8 January 2007.

[edit] More Details on the Novel

I am currently re-reading the book and if I find the time I'll try write a brief summary of the book. Henners91 11:25, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Authors Name

This article describes the authors name as a pseudonym. Reading the references at the bottom, this seems inaccurate. Sajer was his mothers maiden name and, he claims, the name under which he enlisted, due to it being a German name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peteherron (talk • contribs) 23:41, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

The author's real name was Guy Mouminoux. That's the name in the Coulommiers (France) phone book. I've written him a dozen times and he has confirmed this. Sajer was his mother's maiden name and the name under which he enlisted (he volunteered - was not drafted, as many believe). His pen name is Dimitri, under which he continues to draw comic strips for publication, also known as bande dessinée. At 81, he's still going strong and turns 82 in January 2008. Posted by Douglas E. Nash, 8:15 p.m., 8 January 2008.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Forgotten Soldier.jpg

Image:Forgotten Soldier.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 19:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dead link

The link that goes to the Sajer bio that has a photograph seems to be dead. The page is accessible through web.archive.org, but the photograph has not been archived. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.108.180.45 (talk) 22:10, 4 June 2008 (UTC)