Originally appearing at the same time as the pacifist novel All
Quiet on the Western Front, this powerful collection provides a
glimpse into the hearts and minds of an enemy that had been
thoroughly demonized by the Allied press. Composed by German
students who had left their university studies in order to
participate in World War I, these letters reveal the struggles and
hardships that all soldiers face. The stark brutality and
surrealism of war are revealed as young men from Germany describe
their bitter combat and occasional camaraderie with soldiers from
many nations, including France, Great Britain, and Russia. Like its
companion volume, War Letters of Fallen Englishmen, these letters
were carefully selected for their depth of perception, the
intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future
generations. "Should these letters help towards the establishment
of justice and better understanding between nations," the editor
reflects in his introduction, "their deaths will not have been in
vain." This edition contains a new foreword by the distinguished
World War I historian Jay Winter.
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