He apparently was even involved in the fringes of the Stauffenberg plot to assassinate Hitler. They offered him a seat at the Reichstag, to head the German Literary Dept, and to go on Goebbels’ radio. Perhaps most surprisingly, and intriguingly, is that CPT Junger was a critic of Hitler and refused to accept many positions offered to him by the National Socialists. This book is enlightening and especially interesting because it reveals the perspective of the nationalist German – and helps us understand a little better, as modern Americans, the motivation and thoughts of the Soldiers our country fought against. Interestingly, and somewhat unsurprisingly, he later served as a Captain for Germany in WWII – a time period which this book does not cover. This book, published in 1920 and translated in 1929, is an account of his experiences during that war. The author of this book – Ernst Junger, was a highly decorated and competent Prussian officer who fought in WWI. Recommendation: For those who want to better understand the German Soldiers of WWI and WWII “The Storm of Steel” by Ernst Junger, Original 1929 Translation – Book Review
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