JOHANNSEN, Ernst.
Four Infantrymen.
New York: Alfred H. King , 1930.
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First edition in English of Ernst Johannsen's Four Infantrymen; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
First American edition of the author's powerful novelization of WWI trench warfare, preceding the first English edition. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Rare in the original dust jacket.
In stark simplicity and power Johannsen resembles Stephen Crane, whose "Red Badge of Courage" remains a classic of world literature. The book was adapted into the critically acclaimed 1930 German war film 'Westfront 1918' directed by G. W. Pabst from a screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda with an ensemble cast led by screen veterans Fritz Kampers and Gustav Diessl.
Four Infantrymen.
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