Four Infantrymen on the Western Front 1918
1929 novel by Ernst Johannsen
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Four Infantrymen on the Western Front 1918 (German: Vier von der Infanterie. Ihre letzten Tage an der Westfront 1918) is a 1929 novel by the German writer Ernst Johannsen. It follows a group of German infantrymen on the Western Front near the end of World War I.[1] It was one of two World War I novels by Johannsen published in 1929, along with Memories of a War Horse. Both novels have prominent anti-war sentiments.[2]
| Author | Ernst Johannsen |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vier von der Infanterie |
| Translator | A. W. Wheen |
| Language | German |
Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1930 |
A. W. Wheen's English translation of Four Infantrymen on the Western Front 1918 was published in the United Kingdom and United States in 1930.[1] The novel was the basis for the 1930 film Westfront 1918 directed by G. W. Pabst.[3] After the film's release, the novel was sometimes advertised in Germany under the name Westfront or Westfront 18, with Vier von der Infanterie as subtitle.[1]
