All Quiet on the Western Front
Translated from the German by A. W. WHEEN FAWCETT CREST
All Quiet on the Western Front – This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war.
We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved, and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. We are satisfied and at peace. Each man has another mess-tin full for the evening; and what is more, there is a double ration of sausage and bread. That puts a man in fine trim. We have not had such luck as this for a long time.
