All Quiet on the Western Front
why do soldiers fight so savagley in battle?
what goes on in the war that makes the soldiers fight so savagley?
what goes on in the war that makes the soldiers fight so savagley?
They are caught in the moment of confusion and terror. Paul describes the battle as being in the eye of a "hurricane". The soldiers don't fight so much for their country rather than their own survival. The battle unleashes the animal instinct for self preservation.