A review by josephbdoner
Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger

4.0

A relatively sparse yet revealing account of World War 1 from the point of view of a young German soldier. Junger's perspective seems distant in some ways, he seems to be largely unafraid at the dangers he faces, feeling more annoyance than fear at the horrendous conditions and tasks he is faced with. Despite this however he still manages to communicate powerful emotions at moments of loss, victory, or fear on the parts of his companions or unit as a whole. Junger's prose is fairly simple and direct, very easy to get through in a day or less if you are so inclined.