"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque.

The Unforgotten Leader In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, a major referred to as Himmelstoss mistreats soldiers. Himmelstoss is commanding troops during World War I for the German Army. He is said to be strict and gives unreasonable orders. He fought in the war once and couldn't relate to the soldiers until he had those experiences. Throughout the novel Himmelstoss is cruel, power hungry, and a coward. Himmelstoss …showed first 75 words of 686 total…

…showed last 75 words of 686 total…and shared the same feelings too. Sadam was cruel to civilians and power hungry with his self-image of paintings all over Baghdad. Yet when it came to war Sadam hid like a coward. If all role leaders acted the way Himmelstoss did, the United States would not be such a thriving society because of the leader's unpopularity and lack of knowing what is good for others. Would one better their life to make others worse?