The Storm of Steel

The Storm of Steel

by Ernst Junger

Narrated by Steve Fortune

Unabridged — 7 hours, 58 minutes

The Storm of Steel

The Storm of Steel

by Ernst Junger

Narrated by Steve Fortune

Unabridged — 7 hours, 58 minutes

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Overview

Ernst Jünger 1895-1998) was a decorated German soldier and author who became famous for his World War I memoir `Storm of Steel', published in 1920, shortly after the end of the war. Based on the journal entries he wrote during his time in the trenches, the book describes World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier. The book begins with Jünger's initial deployment in 1915 and ends with him being severely wounded in 1918. He writes about the raiding parties, defending the trenches against British incursions, and simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart. 'Storm of Steel' was a worldwide bestseller.

Editorial Reviews

Michael Dirda

One closes Storm of Steel with a heavy heart. So many men dead! And, really, for what? Moreover, these were the Huns, the supposedly evil, ruthless enemy, men who in normal life were schoolteachers, factory workers and artists, as well as husbands, fathers, sons and brothers. Yet each faithfully undertook his obligation as a soldier, and each died heroically or foolishly or unfairly. Jünger's great book matter-of-factly conveys the mysterious glamour of war, the exhilaration of its excess and intensity and, not least, the undeniable glory of men bravely preparing for battle as for "some terrible silent ceremonial that portends human sacrifice."
The Washington Post

From the Publisher

The definitive World War I account from the German point of view.” —Margaret Atwood, Entertainment Weekly

Storm of Steel is what so many books claim to be but are not: a classic account of war.” —London Evening Standard
 
“Extraordinary . . . Michael Hofmann’s superlative translation retains all the coruscating vitality of the original.” —Niall Ferguson, author of Civilization,Colossus, and The Ascent of Money

Library Journal

★ 01/01/2016
An important book for libraries to carry, this is the memoir of a young German soldier in the Great War. Though it is unfairly criticized for "glorifying war," the book maintains that war is an ultimate experience of sorts and one that makes its participants become something extremely human.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940173109453
Publisher: Author's Republic
Publication date: 12/15/2020
Edition description: Unabridged
Sales rank: 436,274
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