851 Still Quiet on the Western Front: Fifty Years Later, by Gene Smith (read 13 May 1966) This is a short poignant book. It is a mood book which reduced me to tears. It seems unbelievable that so much remains after 50 years. What a horrible war: ". . . the horses were like babies, sick and afraid to be left alone. They put their heads down on your shoulder when you led them down the gangways. Oh, the poor horses. Thank God they didn't use them in the Second World War, because it was awful what they went through in the First." A memorable book! ( )