Bibliograph

Storm of steel, Ernst Jünger ; translated with an introduction by Michael Hofmann

Type

Label

Storm of steel, Ernst Jünger ; translated with an introduction by Michael Hofmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiii-xxiv)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Storm of steel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54349647

Responsibility statement

Ernst Jünger ; translated with an introduction by Michael Hofmann

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor