Originally published in 1920, The Storm of Steel is a first-hand account of World War I trench combat lifted from the diaries of Ernst J nger, a German infantryman who would become one of Europe\'s most talented writers.
The Storm of Steel remains the definitive account of World War I, following J nger through.
The book was first translated into English in 1929 by Basil Creighton, the acclaimed translator of many other classic works of German literature, and was widely hailed as a masterpiece.
Originally published in 1920, The Storm of Steel is a first-hand account of World War I trench combat lifted from the diaries of Ernst J nger, a German infantryman who would become one of Europe\'s most talented writers