{"title":"Ernst Jünger Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnst Jünger’s books grew out of a habit of close observation. In \u003cem\u003eStorm of Steel\u003c\/em\u003e, he records the life of a German infantry officer on the Western Front with an eye for details that official histories rarely capture. A night patrol, a meal brought up to the trenches, or an odd remark from a fellow soldier can tell as much about the experience of war as a description of an assault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in German in 1920 as \u003cem\u003eIn Stahlgewittern\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStorm of Steel\u003c\/em\u003e draws on notebooks Jünger kept during the First World War. The metre house edition uses Basil Creighton’s English translation. Readers interested in firsthand accounts of the war will find a sustained view from the German lines, from the routine of sentry duty and life in reserve to the artillery barrages and infantry attacks of the Somme and the German offensive of 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJünger’s exacting attention to what he saw gives the book much of its force. He remembers the landscape as keenly as he remembers the fighting, and brief moments of humor and companionship sit beside descriptions of wounds and death. The result is a memoir that shows how the routines of ordinary life persisted under extraordinary pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"storm-of-steel","title":"Storm of Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnst Jünger recounts his experiences as a German infantryman on the Western Front during the First World War. He arrives in France as a young volunteer and soon learns the routines of trench warfare, from night patrols and sentry duty to the long waits between bombardments. As he rises to command a platoon, he leads raids and assaults, suffers repeated wounds, and watches many of his comrades die. His account moves between the chaos of battle and quieter moments of boredom, humor, and fellowship. Jünger describes combat with a cool precision that captures both its brutality and the exhilaration he sometimes felt under fire. The memoir follows him through the German offensive of 1918 to the severe wound that ends his time at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ernst Jünger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback - Black \u0026 White","offer_id":67922030100614,"sku":"ISBN:9798905440199","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2688\/3508\/files\/Storm-of-Steel-01-Front-Cover.webp?v=1794268794"}],"url":"https:\/\/newwestpress.com\/collections\/ernst-junger-books.oembed","provider":"New West Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}