The Storm of Steel

The new Passage Classics reprinting of Basil Creighton's original 1929 translation of Ernst Jünger's The Storm of Steel.

Overview

One of the most powerful accounts of combat ever written, The Storm of Steel is Ernst Jünger’s searing chronicle of his service as a German infantry officer on the Western Front during the First World War. Based on the 1929 translation that first brought Jünger’s memoir to the English-speaking world, this edition preserves the clarity and force of the original work.

Key Features:

• Unparalleled Combat Memoir: Jünger’s firsthand account of war is widely regarded as one of the most vivid and gripping depictions of mechanized warfare ever written.
• Historical Significance: This edition is based on Basil Creighton’s 1929 translation, which introduced English-speaking readers to Jünger’s seminal work.
• Unique Perspective: Refusing both sentimentalism and apology, Jünger offers a deeply personal witness to the existential furnace of total war.

What to Expect:

From the blood and mud-churned trenches of Flanders to the shattered ruins of the Somme, Jünger records:

• The horror and chaos of mechanized warfare.
• Its strange and terrible beauty, offering a perspective that is both haunting and unforgettable.

This account stands alone in 20th-century literature as a raw, unflinching exploration of the human experience in the face of total war.