Storm of Steel Paperback - 2004
by Ernst Junger; Michael Hofmann (Translator); Introduction by Michael Hofmann
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.
Summary
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.
- First time in Penguin Classics
- Acclaimed new translation based on a new authoritative text
- Widely viewed as the best account ever written of fighting in World War I
Details
- Title Storm of Steel
- Author Ernst Junger; Michael Hofmann (Translator); Introduction by Michael Hofmann
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Pages 289
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-05-04
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142437902 / 0142437905
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1914-1918, Soldiers - Germany
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004044331
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
"Storm of Steel is what so many books claim to be but are not: a classic account of war." —Evening Standard
Citations
- Entertainment Weekly, 08/14/2015, Page 62
- Library Journal, 01/01/2016, Page 46
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