Name: Storm of Steel
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Author: Ernst Jünger
ISBN: 9780142437902

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Physical Book

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Publisher

Year

2004

Language

English

Pages

289

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 13.0 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN

0142437905

ISBN13

9780142437902

Edition No.

Synopsis "Storm of Steel "

The memoir widely viewed as the best account ever written of fighting in WW1 A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, Storm of Steel illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war, seen through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. Young, tough, patriotic, but also disturbingly self-aware, Jünger exulted in the Great War, which he saw not just as a great national conflict but--more importantly--as a unique personal struggle. Leading raiding parties, defending trenches against murderous British incursions, simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart, Jünger kept testing himself, braced for the death that will mark his failure. Published shortly after the war's end, Storm of Steel was a worldwide bestseller and can now be rediscovered through Michael Hofmann's brilliant new translation. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Ernst Jünger

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(Heidelberg, Germany 1895 - Riedlingen, Germany, 1998) Writer, philosopher, soldier, and German historian. Volunteered in World War I, was wounded several times and decorated. In 1923, he began studies in zoology and philosophy at the University of Leipzig and later moved to Berlin, where he began to establish his career as a writer. In 1941, he joined the German high command in Paris, although a year later the Nazi regime banned the publication of his works. The diaries contained in Radiations I and II masterfully reflect the experience of those difficult years. After the war, Jünger combined stays in the small Swabian town of Wilflingen with travels around the world and the writing of a set of novels, essays, and diaries that have made him one of the most lucid, exciting, and controversial witnesses of our time.

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