All Quiet on the Western Front: Introduction by Norman Stone (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

When I heard there was a new translation, I investigated before buying the new version. What I found was that the older translation had been tailored to cater to a prudish audience. Since it has been many decades since I read the older translation, I decided that it was worthwhile to get the new one.The inclusions are not racy, but mostly expected. It is still a powerful anti-war treatise. I recommend the newer translation to anyone who has not read the older one. If you have read it, you can probably guess where the major change occurs, so, if you feel like re-reading it, by all means get the new one.It is a masterpiece in either version.

Great story, make you wonder if war are really the answer to conflicts.

This is a good book that takes you through the evolution of a young man's perspective on combat. From the naive schoolboy who believes in the noble cause of warfare to the realization that actual combat is a nightmare of death and destruction. As a combat veteran of recent wars, I thought this book was often times accurate in the different manifestations of personality/attitude that soldiers adopt to this day when the reality of combat is thrust upon them and some come to the realization that they are engaged in a life or death struggle with another human with whom they have no issue. Although nearly 100 years old, the story is still relevant.

Brian Murdoch provides the best translation. The original translator (Wheen) himself said he was selected to translate Remarque's book based on his personal experiences in WW1, not for his translation abilities.While most readers come in contact with Wheen's translation, Brian Murdoch, an academic, gives us a rendition that is more accurate and readable. Wheen will suffice, but if the reader wants an English translation closest to Remarque's vision, Murdoch's work is the obvious choice.

The translation makes the dialogue sound like colloquial British language, really making the characters come alive to the reader. The book looks really nice and professional. It even comes with a built-in bookmark. It’s excellent.

Read this book as required in High School. 2 of my daughters entered the Army and my Grandson entered the Marines. I purchased a copy for all of them to read during their 1st year. I read it again and questioned them to see if they actually read the book. 2 did--the Marine listened to an audio version! There is no better description of what War is like.

This is easily one of the best books I've ever read.

The shipping was fast and reasonable.

Absolutely nothing to dislike. I wanted this book to add to my collection of books about WW1. A lovely AN book in the 'Everyman' edition.MMH 31 May

I was expecting something musty and conventional yet this thing reads like it was written yesterday. Nothing pious about it. Perhaps a factor is the new translation. (I would like to dig up the original English version to compare.)It really may be the War Novel to End All War novels. Or something like that.One strange, jarring note: the foreword goes out of its way to discuss Hitler's part in WWI and in effect calls him a coward, but without providing details, and implying that he in effect "grabbed a couple of medals" while hanging out safe and sound at headquarters. Yet I recall John Keegan writing that being a trench messenger was extremely dangerous, and that Hitler had distinguished himself in that role. The other day I saw a new Mark Felton video on this topic, and it turns out those medals Hitler "grabbed" were nothing less than Iron Crosses, awarded for distinct acts of bravery. One of them was recommended by his commanding officer, who was a Jew.If we are ever going to live up to the spirit of this book, we need to get beyond this kind of petty lying and distortion. Yet, ironically, we find it in the foreword to the book itself, written by some professor likely a kindred spirit to Paul Baumer's warped, reactionary teachers.Apparently Norman Stone is a historian. But those vary wildly in quality. I'll stick with Keegan and Felton.

Beautiful edition of a classic story.

Awesome book good quality. Built in ribbon book marker is a nice touch