(Hardcover, with full-color dust jacket.)
"the most powerful memoir of any war" -- DAILY TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER (Britain)
"critical success ... revels in the glory of combat"-- NEW YORK TIMES
"one of the greatest works about the First World War" -- THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (Britain)
NUMBER ONE NEW RELEASE for Amazon Kindle, in "Biography & Memoirs ...World War I" for August-September 2017.
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STORM OF STEEL is possibly the greatest combat memoir of the modern era. It is a universal first-hand account of the terrifying calamity that was the First World War of 1914-18. It is told through German eyes, but appeals to all humanity, regardless of nation. This is a new and first translation in American English (not British English), and is designed especially for American readers.
The celebrated novelist Ernst Jger wrote this memoir of his astounding exploits as a youth. He was a raw teenage recruit who unexpectedly became a national war hero--in Germany.
This is a breathtaking, never-to-be-forgotten account of war. Combat sequences are riveting, detailed, and precise. The book appeals to both students of military history, and to general readers of quality literature about the human condition
This war memoir focuses on daily life in the combat trenches, and its haunting pathos. Although narrated through German eyes, it could be the story of any army of any nation. Grisly death and woundings are commonplace. However, there are also noble deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice, of average men willing to fight and die for each other. It is a universal tale of humanity, both evil and good, sin and redemption.
American audiences will appreciate this new translation in American English, rather than British English. It uses modern military terminology, and provides fuller descriptions of European history and geography. It especially brings to life the German author's unusual fascination with the American West.
Indeed, the author Jger stands as a symbol of repentance and forgiveness. He was one of the most decorated German soldiers ever, but later used his prominence to movingly advocate the reconciliation of former enemies. His narrative contains poignant passages about lost souls upon the battlefield that know no national boundaries.
New scholarship reveals that author Ernst Jger became a daring anti-Nazi during the Second World War. In 1944, he supported the German officers who sought to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and only escaped arrest and execution through a stunning twist of fate. Ernst Jger survived to be one of the greatest German novelists of all time, not passing until the grand age of 102 in 1998.
Boston Hill Press is a premier publisher of quality books in history.
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What people have said about STORM OF STEEL:
"The greatest war memoir I have ever read. ... undoubtedly the most powerful memoir of any war. ... combines the most astonishing literary gifts with absorption with war in every detail. --THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER (Britain)
"[a] critical success ... a memorial to fallen comrades and an attempt to make sense of his war experiences ... revels in the glory of combat"--NEW YORK TIMES (USA)
"one of the greatest works about the First World War, along with those by Erich Maria Remarque, Henri Barbusse, e.e. cummings, David Jones and Lucien Descaves" --THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (Britain)
"a surgically precise view of battle"--ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (Britain)
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