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Good read about the effects of WWI as told from the front lines of German soldiers in France. The main character, Paul Baumer, is a compassionate, intelligent fellow who narrates the bulk of the story. There's not much in here by way of context of the war, either politically or historically; however, it is a nice perspective of the men who fought in this first and very different type of war on a huge scale. I would recommend that readers obtain some understanding of how the war broke out prior t
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A great look at the human toll of war.
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