The memoir widely viewed as the best account ever written of fighting in WW1 A memoir of astonishing power savagery and ashen lyricism Storm of Steel illuminates 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 selfaware Jnger exulted in the Great War which he saw not just as a great national conflict butmore importantlyas a unique personal struggle. Leading raiding parties defending trenches against murderous British incursions simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart Jnger kept testing himself braced for the death that will mark his failure. Published shortly after the wars end Storm of Steel was a worldwide bestseller and can now be rediscovered through Michael Hofmanns brilliant new translation. For more than sixtyfive years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world. With more than 1500 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as uptodate translations by awardwinning translators. show more