All Quiet on the Western Front

[From the Back Cover:] An international bestseller upon its initial publication in 1929, All Quiet on the Western Front is the story of Paul Bäumer, a German soldier, whose patriotism leads him to enlist but whose idealism cannot last when faced with the stark horror—and futility—of trench warfare. Praised by H. L. Mencken as "the best story of the World War," All Quiet on the Western Front was later banned in several countries, including Nazi Germany, for being anti-militaristic propaganda. Today this harrowing work is recognized as a literary masterpiece.