Midmorning Book Club: 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

After World War I, weariness and the deaths of so many young men inspired a classic, published in 1929. The novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front," and the 1930 movie version convinced many people in Germany and around the world that World War I should be the last war.

Gerhard Weiss: Emeritus professor of German at the University of Minnesota.

Eric Weitz: Chair of the history department at the University of Minnesota and scholar of German history. His latest book is "Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy."

Ingrid Geerken: Psychotherapist and English professor at Oberlin College.