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Ernst Jünger
Ernst Jünger (; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a highly-decorated German soldier, author, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir "Storm of Steel". 
The son of a successful businessman and chemist, Jünger rebelled against an affluent upbringing and sought adventure in the "Wandervogel", before running away to briefly serve in the French Foreign Legion, an illegal act. Because he escaped prosecution in Germany due to his father's efforts, Jünger was able to
of the Western front, interviewing more than 30 veterans of the conflict. Among these was the German author and war hero Ernst Jünger. His stay with Jünger inspired his second book, "Hitler's Heralds: the story of the Freikorps 1918-1923" (1987. Reissued in 2004 as "A Brief History of the birth of the Nazis").
His third book was inspired by the discovery in 1988 of an archive of letters, papers and manuscripts of the English novelist and playwright Patrick Hamilton (1904-