ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

story that is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches ofFlanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all therealities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at homeon leave, and in hospitals. Although there are vividly described incidentswhich remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here. All Quiet onthe Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written.The story is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flandersduring the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities ofwar; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at home on leave, andin hospitals and dressing stations. Although there are vividly describedincidents which remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here, onlythe feeling of youth betrayed and a deceptively simple indictment of war -of any war - told for a whole generation of victims