5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 17/11/2011

just loved it. a MUST read for everyone. it is a window into another time, the style of writing totally engages you. you won't forget this one - the message is relevant for anyone, regardless of age & the time they are living in.

5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 18/05/2009

A sobering insight into the frontline of WW1. A very real, very sad tale following a German soldier surviving mentally and physically the trench warfare lifestyle. Very well written, couldn't put it down, wasn't long enough though.

4.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 22/06/2007

This book was based on the author's experiences in the German army during World War One. It is a great story of naive young men sent to their deaths in a war that wasted some much life for so little ground and gain. It is also a rare chance to see the average German soldier as he really was: not all that different from the British, French or Anzacs who also fought.

The touching note throughout the book is the characters' attempts to keep some level of humanity in the midst of events that a truly horrific. Conditions were terrible, the violence extreme and the stresses great, as we know. This book puts a human face on it all, and allows us to see that these soldiers were people like the rest of us: naive, adventure seeking and young.

5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 04/06/2007

This book was based on the author's experiences in the German army during World War One. It is a great story of naive young men sent to their deaths in a war that wasted some much life for so little ground and gain. It is also a rare chance to see the average German soldier as he really was: not all that different from the British, French or Anzacs who also fought.

The touching note throughout the book is the characters' attempts to keep some level of humanity in the midst of events that a truly horrific. Conditions were terrible, the violence extreme and the stresses great, as we know. This book puts a human face on it all, and allows us to see that these soldiers were people like the rest of us: naive, adventure seeking and young.

It is a great book, and the movie is also very good.

4.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 03/01/2007

A very well written book. This shows the villainy of Patrotism, the pragmatism of men about to die, and the bonds of friendship under strain. This isn't a book to be read lightly, as it is as far away from fluffy as you can get. Still - an excellent book that needs to be read more often.

5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 01/09/2006

I read this at school 20 years ago & I still consider it one of the best books I've ever read. Written from a German perspective, it highlights the futility of war like nothing else I have read. The feelings that this book bought up in me have stayed with me all these years, and I believe that this is the book that shaped my strong anti-war beliefs. It is extremely well written, and makes you realise that the 'enemy' is just like us. I highly recommend this book.