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'As though walking through a deep dream, I saw steel helmets approaching through the craters. They seemed to sprout from the fire-harrowed soil like some iron harvest'. "Storm of Steel" is one of the greatest works to emerge from the catastrophe of the First World War. A memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism, it illuminates like no other book the horrors but also the fascination of total war, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. As an account of the terrors of the Western Front and of the sickening allure that made men keep fighting on for four long years, "Storm of Steel" has no equal.
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Ernst Junger, the son of a wealthy chemist, ran away from home to join the Foreign Legion. His father dragged him back, but he returned to military service when he joined the German army on the outbreak of the First World War. STORM OF STEEL was Junger's first book, published in 1920. Junger died in 1998.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best memoir of WWI,
By isala "Isabel and Lars" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Storm of Steel (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
Ernst Junger was there for the duration. He was wounded sixteen times, he lost his brother. He experienced the trench war in all its hellish glory. That's the difference between Storm of Steel and other WWI memoires like Farewll to All That, Memoires of an Infantry Officer, No News from the Western Front, etc: Junger is not anti-war; he loved it! Do not expect some dreaming idealist though. Junger was a harsh realist. Nothing is to horrifying for him to tell (and believe me - there are a lot of horrifying detail!). He took part in the major combats on the western front, so we get a rare first hand glimpse of the war, The style is vivd, yet sober. He comes across as a Prussian gentleman, not cruel, but he does what he has to do to survive.Junger later became one of the finest authors of the twentieth century. He is sadly unknown in the Anglo-Saxon world, in much due to his refusal to distance himself from Hitler (he did not embrace nazism though either). He lived an interesting life; he stopped doing LSD when he turned seventy, and he wrote a major treaty on the role of bugs in heraldry. More of his work deserves to be recognized.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite possibly the best book on warfare from an individual perspective ever written.,
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This review is from: Storm of Steel (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
While I was in Iraq a fellow soldier recommended this book to me.I am somewhat of a history buff and already knew many of the dates, locations and overall strategic picture of "The Great War/War to end all Wars" or WWI. I found that while the actual physical location Junger faced during his combat differed from mine, the feelings and observations he experienced were remarkably similar to what I felt and observed in Iraq. Without a doubt this book could not have been written by someone who wasn't there. His descriptive matter-of-fact narrative made WWI come to life to me in ways that other books did not. It was strangely comforting to me to read about Junger's experience while I was going through my own wartime experience. I found that his acceptance of what he experienced provided great comfort to me and the things I was experiencing. It is very good to know that you are not alone and that the feelings you are experiencing are not unique to you. Without a doubt this is one of the finest non-fictional accounts of warfare ever available in English. I VERY HIGHLY recommend it for any Soldier or Marine and I am extremely glad I was exposed to this book. Not for those who mistakenly believe that if you are nice to the world it will automatically be nice to you in return. Definitely for those who are experiencing or have experienced war for themselves.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read for a WW1 journal.,
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This review is from: The Storm of Steel: From the Diary of a German Stormtroop Officer on the Western Front (Paperback)
I have recommended this book as the First World War's "Forgotten Soldier". It is a bit more chivalrous and not as personal as Sajer's work but I feel that being originally published immediatley after the war that is expected. Many compare it to "All Quiet on the Western Front", but if that is looking at the war thru a scope this book is viewing it in 3D color. 90% is battle account and the other 10% is a bit of personal insight on the war. I loved how Junger portrayed his Fusiliers as the transition generation from horse riding warriors to the inevitable trench rat looking up at the occasional French biplane dropping grenades. Great read and may explain more about a war that seems to really be forgotten in US history.
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