All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. 'In the west, nothing new') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers ' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war. It is billed by some as.. All Quiet on the Western Front: Directed by Edward Berger. With Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus. A young German soldier's eagerness to serve his country quickly fades when he witnesses the horrors of combat on the Western Front during World War I.
This somber assessment of prospects thus returns us to my original theme, All Quiet on the Eastern Front. In essence, I think that it is possible to give this assessment based on only the most general features of political life.. In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.