A beautiful hardback edition of the most famous anti-war novel ever written translated by
Brian Murdoch. 'A necessary shattering read' Irish Times In 1914 a room full of German
schoolboys fresh-faced and idealistic are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the
'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. One by one the boys begin
to fall... Rediscover the iconic moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the
horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches. 'Remarque's evocation of the horrors of
modern warfare has lost none of its force' The Times Vintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be
beautiful
