War as an Inner Experience

Ernst Jünger published his first book, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern), in 1920 at the age of 25. The recipient of the Pour le Merite, Germany's highest award for bravery in the field, Jünger was revered by his generation for his celebration of the 'purifying' experience of war. The 'heroic nihilism' of his early work with its tendency to glorify violence, which originated in his reading of Nietzsche, was further articulated in his War as an Inner Experience (Der Kampf als inneres Erlebnis).

First published in 1922, after the defeat of the German Empire, War as an Inner Experience is Jünger's second book, where he analyzes his experiences of the First World War in an abstract and reflective way. Written in touching, poetic prose, Jünger describes the material and spiritual consequences of the war, allowing us to understand the horror of trench warfare in its many facets.

Author: Kasey James Elliott, Ernst Jünger
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 01/17/2021
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d
ISBN13: 9798594234482
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military

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