Storm of steel
By: Ernst Jünger ; translated with an introduction by Michael Hofmann.
Contributors: Hofmann, Michael, 1957 Aug. 25-
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Jünger, Ernst, -- 1895-1998; World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, German; Soldiers -- Germany -- Diaries
Genres: Personal narratives, German.; Diaries.
Work titles: In Stahlgewittern.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii-xxiv).