the greatest war novel of all time Remarque, Erich Maria creator New York Ballantine Books 1956 eng 295 p. Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive. Erich Maria Remarque ; translated form the German by A. W. Wheen 833 9780449213940 BR-BrIDEA 118432