DW book expert David Levitz about ′Storm of Steel′ by Ernst Jünger | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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DW book expert David Levitz about 'Storm of Steel' by Ernst Jünger

People in Germany were elated when WWI started — which seems totally absurd today. Ernst Jünger's novel "Storm of Steel" tells a detailed tale of the horrors of war, and it's not for the faint-hearted!

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