by Ernst Jünger
Ernst Jünger's account of his years fighting as a German soldier on the Western Front during World War One is one of the most graphic I have ever read in terms of descriptions of injuries and violence. That said, much of a soldier's life is routine and boring, and Jünger covers this aspect too.I was...
Read By: Charlton Griffon Copyright: 2010 Audiobook Copyright: 2010 Genre: HistoryFile Information================ Number of MP3s: 16 Total Duration: 9:42:40Blurb: This classic war memoir, first published in 1920, is based on the author...
As the son of a Second World War combat veteran, there is something about November 11th that resonates deep within me. That day brings into sharp relief the sacrifices made by the veterans of the First World War. For that reason, while scanning my library a few days ago, I resolved to read an eyew...
Ernst Junger's memoir of his time on the Western Front (1914-1918) is a powerful glimpse at what it's like to be a soldier, made all the more powerful because it's unadorned with philosophical introspection or politics. The reader joins Junger as he joins his unit in Champagne and leaves him during ...
I think Junger is reflecting a lot of the duality or conflict that many soldiers in combat feel; an intense feeling of camaraderie and living on the edge that brings reality into sharper focus. Yet on page 260 (Penguin edition) he says: "...I felt I had got tired, and used to the aspect of war, but ...
Note added 1/24/09 I wonder how this relates to Sassoon's Memoirs of an Infantry Officer. I shall have to read that, too.I think Junger is reflecting a lot of the duality or conflict that many soldiers in combat feel; an intense feeling of camaraderie and living on the edge that brings reality in...
This is probably the cheeriest war memoir ever. While Junger occasionally remembers to throw in the the requisite "oh the horrors of war" comment, most of the time it is clear he is having a blast.
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