Storm of Steel

A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, Storm of Steelilluminates 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, Junger 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, Junger kept testing himself, braced for the death that will mark his failure.Published shortly after the war?s end, Storm of Steelwas a worldwide bestseller and can now be rediscovered through Michael Hofmann?s brilliant new translation.

Ernst J++nger (1895-û1998) was born in Heidelberg. He ran away from school and volunteered to join the German army. Fighting throughout the war, he recorded his experiences in several books, most famously in In Stahlgewittern (Storm of Steel).

Michael Hofmann has translated the work of Joseph Roth, Herta M++ller, Zo+½ Jenny, Wim Wenders, Wolfgang Koeppen, and Franz Kafka.