Literature Forum: All Quiet On The Western Front

All Quiet On The Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque; presented by Linda May and Jo Van Zoeren – Remarque served in the German army during Word War I and created many works describing the terror of war.  This 1928 novel is his best known and depicts in horrifying detail how the exuberant patriotism of young German soldiers disintegrates in the trenches of the Western Front. It is a classic portrayal of the cruelty and senselessness of war.