The Flowers of the Grass : 1. Home before the leaves fall (English Edition)

August 1914: as the Great War begins, a group of students volunteer to join the Imperial German Army. Franz Becker and his friends are 19, and most of them are full of enthusiasm at what they think will be an adventure. Franz's closest friend, Karl von Leussow, is appalled at the outbreak of war, but believes he must defend his country.

None of them is prepared for the reality...