Classics Illustrated #95, All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

Encouraged to join the army by their pompous headmaster, Paul Baumer and his fellow classmates enlist in the German army during WWI. Erich Maria Remarque’s un-sentimentalized story of survival on the Western Front shows boys too quickly turned to men suffering the agony of the constant threat of death in the most staggering conditions man had ever endured; muddy trench warfare of unending bombardment, gun-fire, and poison gas. The only solace for Baumer and his fellow soldiers is their camaraderie amidst shared misery. All Quiet on the Western Front is a powerful statement about the tragic senselessness of war.

Soft cover, 48 pages, beautifully remastered art, printed 2009. Appropriate for ages 8-16.