Storm of Steel
- ISBN-10
- 160796189X
- ISBN-13
- 9781607961895
- Series
- Storm of Steel
- Category
- Soldiers
- Pages
- 334
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-10
- Publisher
- www.bnpublishing.com
- Author
- Ernst Jünger
Description
Junger's great book matter-of-factly conveys the mysterious glamour of war, the exhilaration of its excess and intensity and, not least, the undeniable glory of men bravely preparing for battle as for "some terrible silent ceremonial that portends human sacrifice."
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- 2014-06-30
- 336 pages
- Paperback
- Cornell University Press
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