The Storm of Steel, Ernst Junger
The Storm of Steel, Ernst Junger
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The Storm of Steel

Author: Ernst Junger

Narrator: Steve Fortune

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2020

Synopsis

Ernst Jünger 1895–1998) was a decorated German soldier and author who became famous for his World War I memoir ‘Storm of Steel’, published in 1920, shortly after the end of the war. Based on the journal entries he wrote during his time in the trenches, the book describes World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier. The book begins with Jünger’s initial deployment in 1915 and ends with him being severely wounded in 1918. He writes about the raiding parties, defending the trenches against British incursions, and simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart. 'Storm of Steel' was a worldwide bestseller.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on January 06, 2009

Ernst Jünger is an insurance actuary’s worst nightmare — he smoked, drank, experimented with drugs, served in two world wars, sustained multiple injuries, and yet died only one month shy of 103. And his exploits on the front! You couldn’t make this stuff up. I confess to not knowing many Germans, bu......more

Goodreads review by William2 on May 08, 2024

I have often lamented the lack of German World War I perspectives. Erich Maria Remarque aside, I usually read works by British and French scholars, memoirists, diarists, and novelists. Fortunately here is a fine memoir translated from the German by the esteemed Michael Hofmann. I like its very flat......more

Goodreads review by Brett on May 02, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this personal account of war. Ernst Jünger compiled this book from diary entries while he served in the German army during World War I. The narration starts at the end of 1914 and goes through 1918. Ernst Jünger started out lower enlisted but ended the war a highly decorated off......more

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