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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.
All Quiet on the Western details the life of a group of friends as they struggle through a life filled with war.
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Effect on the World
Between 1915 and 1917 there were several
major offensives along this front. The attacks employed massive artillery bombardments and massed infantry advances. However,
a combination of entrenchments, machine gun nests, barbed wire, and artillery repeatedly inflicted severe casualties on the
attackers and counter attacking defenders. As a result, no significant advances were made.
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