"When we leave, we are just ordinary soldiers, sullen or cheerful, and when we arrive in the area where the front begins, we have become beasts?" Testimony of a simple German soldier in the First World War, from All Quiet on the Western Front, a pacifist novel
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“When we leave, we are just ordinary soldiers, sullen or cheerful, and when we arrive in the area where the front begins, we have become beasts?” This testimony from a simple German soldier in the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front, a pacifist, realistic, and deeply moving novel, enjoyed resounding worldwide success upon its publication in 1928. It remains one of the most powerful works denouncing the monstrosity of war.
