A young German soldier of World War I tells of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war. (view table of contents)

An illustrated edition brings this literary classic to life with sixty photographs drawn from the Liberty Memorial Museum in Missouri, showing various World War I scenes, including German soldiers in trenches, gathered around the cook-house, and guarding Russian prisoners.

The testament of Paul Baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I, illuminates the savagery and futility of war