Episode 5: “Storm of Steel” by Ernst Jünger

Hank and Bindu explore one of the most famous military memoirs of the First World War, “The Storm of Steel” by Ernst Jünger. Jünger served in the 73rd Infantry Regiment of the Hanoverian 19th Division. From 1914-1918 he served on the Western Front, earning an Iron Cross First Class, a House Order of Hohenzollern, and a Pour le Mérite. Jünger would gain post-war popularity as an author who brought to life both the courage and endurance of the German solider on the Western Front. His personal war story is one of the best examples of a man clinging to virtues of honour and glory amidst the hellish nature of the Western Front.