Read By: Charlton Griffon

This classic war memoir, first published in 1920, is based on the author's
extensive diaries describing hard combat experienced on the Western
Front during World War I. It has been greatly admired by people as diverse
as Bertolt Brecht and Andre Gide, and from every part of the political
spectrum.

Hypnotic, thrilling, and magnificent, The Storm of Steel is perhaps
the most fascinating description of modern warfare ever written. Out
of the maelstrom of World War I emerge scenes which could have come
straight from Dante's Inferno. Once you begin listening, you cannot
stop. And it never relents: nerve pounding bombardments, agonizing gas
attacks, sudden death that takes down a comrade next to you, and the
occasional weeks of relief to restore the spirit when leave is granted
to visit some attractive French village...all enveloped in the ghostly
confusion of war.

Ultimately, survival comes down to sheer luck. Junger displays no anger
toward his enemies, and near the end he grows fatalistic and weary,
even as he redoubles his resolve and maintains his patriotism. Junger's
great book calmly conveys the mysterious attraction of war, the exhilaration
of battle, and the undeniable glory of brave men. But he also describes
the scenes of soldiers preparing for battle as though they were "some
terrible, silent ceremonial that portends human sacrifice."

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