Save for later . When I filed these assumptions away and actually read the book, it left an indelible mark upon my conscience and became one of the most impactful books I’ve ever read. The nerves could register fear no longer. We’d love your help. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Especially during the 1920s and 1930s there were probably plenty of young r. I am sure plenty of 14 year olds have read this book through out the ages. That day brings into sharp relief the sacrifices made by the veterans of the First World War. I've read so much on WW2 over the years, and seemed to have forgotten there was another major European war in the 20th century, of which I've hardly read anything. Although I was familiar, distantly, with its revision and translation history—a rundown of which was offered by Hofmann in his forward to that edition—my general belief was that any alterations to the very first 1920 edition were insignificant or, ultimately, for the better. Most of Jünger’s asides focus on the interior disposition of leadership in the midst of abject chaos. He ran away from school and volunteered to join the German army. This has to be the best bit of WW1 writing I've experienced so far. He is intelligent, well read a very fine warrior and leader of men at such a young age. I am surprised so many people have found his prose ‘clean’, ‘sparse’, ‘unemotional’ – I thought the opposite, that it was rather over-literary in many places; not overwritten exactly, but with touches of a grand Romantic sensibility that I haven't found in English or French writers of the First World War: I've read so much on WW2 over the years, and seemed to have forgotten there was another major European war in the 20th century, of which I've hardly read anything. If you read the introduction (and I recommend you do) you'll find some insight and some commentary. The final revised edition came in 1961 and was translated into English in 1978. The reader joins Junger as he joins his unit in Champagne and leaves him during his final convalescence in a Hanover hospital. Now that I have read it, I can understand this influence, although certainly in many places this influence is less. Storm of Steel Jünger Ernst. Storm of Steel (Stahlgewittern) was Jünger's first book, published in It is now used as an example of post-WWI militarism in Germany in direct opposition to the anti-war movement epitomized in "All Quiet On The Western Front" by Remarque and "War Against War" by Friedrich. Because he escaped prosecution in Germany due to his father's efforts, Junger was able to enlist on the outbreak of war. He puts you there, next to him, in the trenches, the shell holes, amid the artillery fire, so suddenly that the feeling of his descriptions are hard to shake off. In the penultimate page of this book, he writes: "Leaving out trifles such as ricochets and grazes, I was hit at least fourteen times, these being five bullets, two shell splinters, one shrapnel ball, four hand-grenade splinters and two bullet splinters, which, with entry and exit wounds, left me an even twenty scars." The recipient of the Pour le Merite, Germany's highest award for bravery in the field, Junger was lionized by his generation for his celebration of the "purifying" experience of war. For those who haven’t read it before, its reputation should already be somewhat familiar. He ran away from school and volunteered to join the German army. Or Flanders, during the Passchendaele assault, where the death was beyond measure. STORM OF STEEL offers WWI from a German soldier's point of view, but Erich Maria Remarque it ain't. I recommend reading both this and the later edition for those interested in getting a clearer picture of Jünger as he aged and reflected on the experience, but I recommend this one specifically for those interested in the war memoir itself. When prisoners fell into my hands, later on, I felt responsible for their safety, and would always do everything in my power for them. Forget Remarque; this is the most important German account of the Great War that I've read. "Disturbingly self-aware." And likewise, there’s no singular theme running the course of the chapters. The son of a successful businessman and chemist, Jünger rebelled against an affluent upbringing and sought adventure in the Wandervogel, before running away to briefly serve in the French Foreign Legion, an illegal act. This is probably the cheeriest war memoir ever. He describes what it was like to undergo an artillery barrage. Unsettling memoire from a German officer who fought throughout the first world war. “Throughout the war, it was always my endeavour to view my opponent without animus, and to form an opinion of him as a man on the basis of the courage he showed. Being generally anti-war as well as knowing - as anyone does - in which direction post-WWI Germany ultimately turned, this book was chilling for me to read. The prose is so much better than one might expect - even his occasional quoting of that diary. Fighting throughout the war, he recorded his experiences in several books, most famously in In Stahlgewittern (Storm of Steel). Fortunately here is a fine memoir translated from the German by the esteemed Michael Hofmann. "The Storm of Steel: Original 1929 Translation," by Ernst Jünger and translated by Basil Creighton is an engrossing journey along the frontlines. It is now used as an example of post-WWI militarism in Germany in direct opposition to the anti-war movement epitomized in "All Quiet On The Western Front" by Remarque and "War Against War" by Friedrich. The book was a copy of his diary he kept during the war. It could be worthwhile to include segments of Guillemont, where Jünger found himself holding a line that had no communication, no defenses, and no sense of direction, sequestered in shell holes on the tip of the Somme, surrounded by the un-burried corpses of those defenders that had come before them, and enduring shelling hitherto unimaginable by the human senses. They sobbed with rage. In terms of his international acclaim, his time table of December 1914 to summer 1918 which allowed him to ignore issues of "frighfulness" at the beginning and the "stab in the back" at the end I suspect is the only thing that made this story. And this is probably the point of the book: war cannot be characterized, it cannot be explained. ISBN 13: 9780142437902. This is an account of one German soldier's experience in World War I. Junger has extraordinary gifts as a writer. Save for later . Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The later edition’s edits put into context how Jünger distilled his philosophy into what it became, but this comes at the expense of more modern—and less congenial—translations, hindered no doubt by the shadow left by the Second World War. Ernst Jünger was a famous German soldier who saw action during World War I. It really is p. Beautifully written. This surprise makes an officer excel himself and spurs him on to always greater achievements. While some of this, too, was edited out in subsequent editions, that likely had more to do with two factors: first, the utter erasure of Prussia even as an ethnic identity during the interwar years; and second, the dismantling of German politics, society, and culture in the wake of the Second World War. Why is this book rated so highly? Forget Remarque; this is the most important German account of the Great War that I've read. Kind of amazing that he lived to over a hundred. Excellent book. Indeed the moral factor is everything.4. The Great War, named for its magnitude, filed men in such manner as had never been seen before or since. 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. Storm of Steel was simply a fascinating read, and a reminder that there are always individuals who are enamoured of war. show more It has no pacifist design. I don't mean to be unfair by judging Junger via the prism of our contemporary standards, I mean, we are all products of our own time and that should be taken into consideration. For Jünger, life was a tight trench carved out between opposing forces of death on one side and death on the other—a narrow way, as it turns out, between the calamities of exterior violence and the errors of interior suffering. In between, we vicariously experience the daily life of a German officer and his men - and "vicarious" is about as close as any rational person would want to get to war. Storm of Steel now has an outstanding new translation by Michael Hofmann. Junger stands in vivid contrast to the ranks of writers who rejected the war and everything it stood for; he found it a positive experience and did not agonize over his experiences. Often times horrible conditions are described more by the thin assets of the situation, such as getting a pair of good, woolen socks from a captured bunker or being lucky enough to only pick up some shrapnel. File: EPUB, 329 KB. ISBN 13: 978-0-141-90691-1. I confess to not knowing many Germans, but the national stereotypes (organized, efficient, not a lot of laughs) were more than born out in his memoir. It’s possible that his own momento mori spurred on this conversion, as the man lived to the ripe age of 102; nonetheless, he went to his grave Catholic, and this is by no means indicts his philosophy as wholly in error. Send-to-Kindle or Email . who came out of the war with a far less exalted view of the crucible of war as Junger, not to say that WWI was a 'good war'. 3Michael Hofmann, Introduction to Storm of Steel, Penguin Classics, 2003, xiii. Expecting a Marinetti-like vociferation, an avant-garde hymn to mechanical war, I initially found Jünger’s narrative a little flat. Junger was typical of young officers of the time, whether they wore the grey or khaki: he was keen to fight, and did so energetically. It really is pretty much unavoidable in this time period except for a small sliver of exceptional individuals who somehow managed to defy this conformity to nationalism (of which there are examples in all of the WWI countries). Now that I have read it, I can understand this influence, although certainly in many places this influence is less. Without doubt this is an impressive document about the First World War, seen through the eyes of a German soldier. A fearless leader who admired bravery above all else, he enthusiastically participated in actions in which his units were sometimes virtually annihilated. Ernst Jünger was a famous German soldier who saw action during World War I. While this could be said, in varying degrees, about most war memoirs—Peter Kemp’s recently reprinted editions come to mind—there’s a specificity of violence in Jünger’s work that others tend to lack. He was wounded at least 11 times, patched up and sent back to the front. European War, 1914-1918— Personal narratives, German. Addeddate 2018-10-02 17:55:49 Identifier ErnstJngerTheStormOfSteel Identifier-ark Merri lives with his wife and kid in the USA. June 3rd 2004 Parts of it are drawn directly from wartime diaries, other pieces are clearly recreated from memory into brief narratives. Junger writes a straight forward accou. The book gives a sense of what the war was like, full of monotony, terror, comradeship and blood and guts. Junger was an extraordinary observer who kept a diary from the first day of the war to its conclusion. Send-to-Kindle or Email . He ran away from school and volunteered to join the German army. This earlier edition, however, is even more raw than the later edition because it lacks these factors. Please login to your account first; Need help? This is primarily an uncensored account of what war was like for a German soldier on the Western Front. It's scary stuff; Jünger's clinical detachment in regard to the carnage in service of the cult of the warrior shows in itself why it wasn't the war to end all wars. For Jünger, life required both of these things, and war, a storm of splinters and vigilance which distills life to its finest point, most of all. Ernst Jünger ([ɛʁnst ˈjʏŋɐ]; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a highly decorated Imperial German soldier, author, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel. All told, author Ernst Junger was shot multiple times, yet would live not only to write this book (and many others) but to celebrate his 103rd birthday (attended by an unusually patient Grim Reaper-in-Waiting). Ernst Junger was in WWI on the German side. While some scholars, such as Michael Hofmann, have remarked that this early edition of the book is “aggressively Nationalist”3, the truth is that there’s no more nationalism in a war memoir than is to be expected. That simply had to change, and in reading this apocalyptic front-line view of the Great war I will certainty have to read more, maybe next time from a British or French perspective. “Habent sua fata libelli et balli [Books and bullets have their own destinies]”. From that diary he gave us enormous insight. It's all there, described in a very chilling or maybe rather 'undercooled' way. Of course, his viewpoint, enjoying the war on its own terms and having the bad grace not to be destroyed or otherwise mangled, psychologically or physically, despite his many, many wounds, makes him viewed less than favorably by many literary critics and readers. He provides vivid descriptions of the experience of combat. Nationalism is just the worst though, I really have a hard time standing it at any level... As the son of a Second World War combat veteran, there is something about November 11th that resonates deep within me. The book was a copy of his diary he kept during the war. See all 4 questions about Storm of Steel…, War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning Paperback, Jocko Podcast #14 - Guilty Pleasures, Training, Discipline. Based on his other hobbies (travel, hunting, joining the French Foreign Legion, dangerous political conversation, taking all available drugs) he seems to have quite the adrenaline junkie. It's scary stuff; Jünger's clinical detachment in regard to the carnage in service of the cult of the warrior shows in itself why it wasn't the war to end all wars. Killing did not trouble Junger too much - his ability to move through absolute carnage on an industrial scale cannot but fascinate. To see what your friends thought of this book, It's rated high for lots of reasons, but your question seems to be really asking "why is this book rated so high even though it appears to glorify war, It's rated high for lots of reasons, but your question seems to be really asking "why is this book rated so high even though it appears to glorify war? War is a singularly unique experience that crystalizes human experience like a bug gets preserved in amber. A book I recommend but with a caveat...I'd say be prepared for a memoir of day to day war. It makes no personal appeal. Ernst Jünger was born in Heidelberg in 1895. They were equals at arms, with neither side having an ungodly edge in technology, as we see today. In the Chalk Trenches of Champagne In December 1914, a few months after the start of World War I, a young German man named Ernst Jünger arrives in Bazancourt, Champagne, France to train as a soldier. ― Ernst Jünger, quote from Storm of Steel “In the space of a single year, a crumbling rural village had sprouted an army town, like a great parasitical growth. Ernst Jünger was a young soldier swept up in the horror of World War I, but, unlike most, he did not seem to find it merely an unmitigated horror and misery. He describes what trench warfare was like, the victories, defeats & deaths. Storm of Steel (Stahlgewittern) was Jünger's first book, published in 1920. The only thing he complains about was that the rations got worse as the war went on. As what you might call a practical Nietzschean he embraced the nightmare with gusto, viewing it as a great adventure and opportunity to die a glorious death for noble cause. I first read The Storm of Steel several years ago. Ernst Jünger A young man who enlisted in the German Army shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Ernst Jünger adapted Storm of Steel from many volumes of wartime journals. He did not hate his enemies, at least not worthy ones like the British, but admired t. Certainly one of the most astonishing memoirs I've read, whether about war or not. Ernst Jünger (1895-1998) the son of a wealthy chemist, ran away from home to join the Foreign Legion. About Ernst Junger. It contains the retrospective writings of a twenty-five year old veteran who endured the most incomprehensible warfare waged by man. It glorifies war to such an extent that it was even used as a medium for propaganda during the Third Reich by the Nazis. His comrades lay in wait a long while behind the parapet to take vengeance. 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 closing summation of Ernst Jünger war diary storm of steel.All parts of this audio book are available on YouTube. I've often maintained that the Great War was the last major conflict in which the combatants regarded the foe with a certain amount of respect and chivalrous conduct. This is an excellent and unusual World War I novel. Violence, violence, violence. He writes on topics ranging from the Catholic Faith, secular politics, and cultural critique. Officers stood upright and shouted chaff nervously to each other. Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize (2004). Beneath the surface is a bit of soft nationalism which is obnoxious but not completely blind or extreme, at least not as blind or extreme as one would expect from a French or German citizen/soldier who was constantly indoctrinated with this nationalistic state propaganda of the times. Call it luck or a vigilant guardian angel, Jünger’s skill as a soldier was, by his own admission, well behind those other factors that man has no control over. Ernst Jünger was nineteen when the war broke out. In the interests of brevity, I’ve refrained from touching on the horrors of war he documents and the brutalities which visited upon Jünger over the course of Storm of Steel. His father dragged him back, but he returned to military service when he joined the German army on the outbreak of the First World War. The book is his first person descriptions and features no other person other than Junger. Please login to your account first; Need help? The son of a successful businessman and chemist, Jünger rebelled against an affluent upbringing and sought adventure in the Wandervogel, before running away to briefly serve in the French Foreign Legion, an illegal act. One suspects that the entire written output of Jünger’s life was an effort to understand what his experiences in the First World War were all about—not in any political or social sense, but in a very fundamental, even metaphysical sense. As Storm of Steel was published with about two years of the guns being quiet, little of his philosophy is even developed, much less made clear in this work. His aggressive nature can be deduced from the way he kitted himself out for battle (P.168): “Storm of Steel” was published in 1920 and has been revised a total of six times, the last being with the 1961 re-publication. Like “Now these [battles] too are over, and already we see once more in the dim light of the future the tumult of the fresh ones. When the First World War broke out between the Allies and the Central Powers, Jünger enlisted the very day it was declared first saw combat about three months later. The book reads like few other memoirs. The book’s 1920 publication puts it within two years of the Armistice, and by the end of the decade, it had catapulted Jünger into the national spotlight further than his decorations already had. Killing did not trouble Junger too much - his ability to move through absolute carnage on an industrial scale cannot but fascinate. The certain thing is that it is a book that shows the brutal reality of this confrontation from within. English translation: Basil Creighton / Michael Hofmann. His leadership capacity is beyond the ability of anyone to judge based on the framework provided by Storm of Steel; not only weren’t we there, nor do are we familiar with the operations and tactical background of trench warfare, we’re also dealing with firsthand accounts of the events from a (mostly) retrospective analysis. Although drawing from the anarchic and atheistic traditions of German idealism, Jünger’s philosophy was one that strove for the transcendental until it harmonized indistinguishably with the Truth, and as any honest man must do when this harmonization occurs, he accepted the Truth and converted. In this he was atypical, perhaps, as he laments at times the reactions of more delicate souls to this maelstrom. Ernst Jünger: Storm of Steel, Penguin Classics (German title: In Stahlgewittern, 1920). He is best known for his memoirs Storm of Steel, which chronicle his experiences during World War I. You couldn’t make this stuff up. He was scarce up when a shot fired from the sap got him in the skull and laid him dead on the floor of the trench. Like George Washington, someone was watching over him. ― Ernst Jünger, Storm of Steel. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. There’s no great climax the book builds up to. And yet despite this mentality, he could sympathize with those men who found no greater meaning to the carnage and who sought only to deliver vengeful retribution across the trenches. Funny how everyone has heard of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, but hardly anyone recognizes that other major German-language battlefield, This has to be the best bit of WW1 writing I've experienced so far. His was the first such soldier's account to be published after the war. The certain thing is that it is a book that shows the brutal reality of this confrontation from within. It is a notably unconstructed book. In. The Storm of Steel is not a story about survival. Translation of In Stahlgewittern. An austere conservative, his account of the war, Storm of Steel, was the Bible of the political right in Germany.An intellectual, he was too much of a snob to join the Nazis. Call it luck or a vigilant guardian angel, Jünger’s skill as a soldier was, by his own admission, well behind those other factors that man has no control over. Beneath the surface is a bit of soft nationalism which is obnoxious but not completely blind or extreme, at least not as blind or extreme as one would expect from a French or German citizen/soldier who was constantly indoctrinated with this nationalistic state propaganda of the times. While Jünger 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. During an ill-fated German offensive in 1918 Junger's WW1 career ended with the last and most serious of his many woundings, and he was awarded the Pour le Mérite, a rare decoration for one of his rank. 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