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omegant on Oct 22, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Soldier Explains What It Was Like in the World W...

I highly recommend "Storm of steel" by Ernst Jünger.

He has incredible descriptions of the terror felt at the trenches.

http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Steel-Penguin-Classics-J%C3%BCng...

brudgers on Oct 22, 2014 | [–]

I recently read Poetry of the First World War: an Anthology. There's a reason people make a big deal about the British poets.

http://www.amazon.com/Poetry-First-World-War-Anthology/dp/01...

tcopeland on Oct 22, 2014 | | [–]

Interesting, that's on the USMC reading list:

http://militaryprofessionalreadinglists.com/search?keywords=...

state on Oct 23, 2014 | [–]

I'm in the middle of it, and am so glad to see this comment. I can't recommend it enough. Excellent.

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