Henry Ruffin

Henry Ruffin was a French writer and journalist active in the early 20th century. Library and catalog records link him to several books from the World War I era and after, including The Square Jaw and Brother Tommy, both written with André Tudesq and translated from French into English.

A French national library record for La mâchoire carrée describes Ruffin as a war correspondent for the Agence Havas, working alongside Tudesq, who was attached to Le Journal, at British Army headquarters in late 1916. That fits the tone of his best-known books, which focus on British offensives on the Western Front and on the lived experience of modern war.

Other records show that he also wrote La ruée; ou, L'histoire d'une déception in 1918, Croyez-vous à la Société des Nations? in 1924, and Reverrons nous la guerre? These titles suggest a writer whose interests extended beyond battlefield reporting to the wider political future of Europe after the war. I couldn’t confirm basic personal details such as his birth and death dates from reliable sources, so it’s best to think of him as a somewhat obscure but clearly documented French wartime author and correspondent.