First published in 1922, War as an Inner Experience (Der Kampf als inneres Erlebnis) is Ernst Jnger's second book. In it, he describes his experience of the First World War in fourteen abstract and reflective essays. He vividly depicts the horror and brutality of trench warfare in an extraordinarily drastic way. For Jnger, war not only brings brutal death but also elevates the warrior's life into a transcendental experience.
First published in 1922, War as an Inner Experience (Der Kampf als inneres Erlebnis) is Ernst Jnger's second book. In it, he describes his experience of the First World War in fourteen abstract and reflective essays. He vividly depicts the horror and brutality of trench warfare in an extraordinarily drastic way. For Jnger, war not only brings brutal death but also elevates the warrior's life into a transcendental experience.
