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• n  a French soldier (especially in World War I)
• n  thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.

• The Government is considering a proposal to issue 25-centime postage stamps bearing the figure of a French poilu.
• When drafted he served briefly at the front as a common poilu.
• In the Rhineland, in the courtyard of Mainz's Grand Ducal Palace, the French 8th Infanterie de Ligne stood at attention last week, each poilu perspiring profusely beneath his .

• purloo
• chicken purloo

News & Articles

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• Blood and Mud: The Horror of WWI
  Finally available in English, Poilu, a classic battlefield memoir by a World War I French infantryman, reveals as much as any book can about the ugly realities of war.
  May 1, 2014 - The Daily Beast via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Nicolas Sarkozy in International Herald Tribune
  Never again will anyone tell their grandchildren or great-grandchildren about the terrible life of the trenches,Sarkozy said. "No more, will anyone hear the old 'poilu' tell his grandchildren or great-grandchildren: 'Never make war...