all quiet in the western front

All quiet on the Western Front.

Chapter1- The first chapter is primarily an introduction to characters such as kropp, Tjaden, Katczynsky. The boys are really beginning to bond.
Chapter2- A few boys visit Kemmerich's condition is potentially fatal but they do not transfer him to a real hospital. Erich remembers back to when kropp, muller, kemmerich, and himself went to the #9 platoon under the strict corporal himmelstoss.
Chapter3- reinforcements arrive and are introduced to the equipment, meanwhile Kat went out to explore and look for food. Kat returns with 2 bags of bread and horsemeat. With Himmelstoss being particularly mean at this point the boys decide to pull a prank on him.
Chapter4- French and British bombardments attack the front lines. Next the front goes through heavey fire, luckily though only 5 die and 8 injured.
Chapter5- Himmelstoss arrives into camp. The boys think of what they would do of there was a peace tome. Later that night Tjaden finally gets his chance to tell off himmelstoss and now faces possible prison time. We are beginning to see that Kat is superhuman to them, they love him.
Chapter6-An attack upon the front takes place. After a long bombardment the french charge which causes the boys to retreat. On a counterattack they take french area, plus are able to bring back food to their trenches.
Chapter7- In the beginning of chapter 7 Erich reviews in his thoughts that Kemmerich is dead, Haie Westhus is dying and yet he is almost happy, for all you need in war is " good food and rest." After the boys return from sneaking out for girls, Erich has recieved a leave for 17 days and tore port back to training camp. he goes home where his mother is sick.
Chapter8- Erich is back at his earlier training place, but this time there are also prisoners next to the training are. He's on guard watching the russians; Observing, he gets a respect for them and is almost becoming their friend. We learn that his mother has cancer and is now in a hospital.
Chapter9- Erich and a few others are part of a search party, but erich gets lost, and in the middle of an attack! He stabs a man while hidding in a shell hole. The man is not dead yet so Erich attempts to nurse him back to health. After a few days in the shell hole Erich makes his way back to the trench,
Chapter10- 8 guys form a team to search around an abandoned city, the team is Erich and the gang. Afterwards though Erich and albert get hurt during an attack on the city and are sent to a hospital. After awhile Kropp and Erich are healing and getting to be friends with their roomates.
Chapter11- With the freshness of american and britian soldiers, the germans are in a slow constant retreat. New deaths include leer, muller,and kat, as well as detering not being heard of after leaving. The summer of 1918 is the bloodiest and the worst Erich has seen so far.
Chapter12- It is August, Erich is the last of his his friends, the last of his classmates. He will return home soon, but a new Erich. A more dead Erich with less purpose then ever before, atleast that's what he believes.