As Bertrand Russell once said "War does not determine who is right, only who is left". No one ever really beats a wart. The horrors of war are devastating; both mentally and physically. The horror is not only ever-present during life on the front lines, but lives on in the guilt of survivors. I believe that although the horror of war is represented in soldiers, we are all too ready to forget the feelings of those at home, friends and families, and the effects war has had on them. The effects of war are prominent throughout the novels “Regeneration” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” and are also deeply explored in “Selected War Poetry” by Wilfred Owen. Through these works we discover that war was inevitable for these men, they had no choice, and the events of +++++ were also inevitable. We discover that men would rather die defending their country as heroes rather than live with the flashbacks, the guilt, the scars both mental and physical. They would rather lose their lives than their limbs. I find that these works fully encompass this question, as it covers all angles. Pat Barker never really shows his opinion in the novel, it is more fact based and because it is based on real events and people it is a reliable source of information on the horror of war and its effects, without bias. Erich Maria Remarque experienced the First World War first hand and gives us an idea of ​​what life on the front was really like. Although fictitious, I believe his suffering would still haunt him years later, compelli...... middle of paper... ripple, and he would rather end his life than suffer. I believe Remarque used this practical style to show his thoughts on suicide; it was plain and simple to Albert, he had nothing to live for. I believe this is the result of the things he witnessed, even though he was given an artificial leg, he lost the will to live. Just like many of the other soldiers we meet. Where All Quiet on the Western Front uses the brutality and horror of war as its climax, I felt it was important to consider the human cost of the tragedy, rather than the mutilated dead. All Quiet on the Western Front is used to address the romanticization of the pre-1914 war and, although written many years after the event, is seen as one of the only true depictions of the gruesome catastrophe. Works cited, all quiet on the Western Front, regeneration