Artisans of the free world and glorious fighters by their courage and their abnegation, the Senegalese infantrymen are honoured in this book by Daniel VIDAL who faithfully retraces their long path from the eve of the First World War of 1914-1918 to the decolonisation, fruit of the inter-army cooperation of our days. This book is a mark of recognition for the Senegalese infantrymen and a vector of awareness for the present and future generations.