Erich Maria Remarque s 1928 German novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" and Lewis Milestone s 1930 landmark American film adaptation remain definitive anti-war statements. Neither the book nor the movie was vague about its "war is hell" message, and both sought to depict it realistically and truthfully. Of course controversies followed with some leading to bannings and book-burnings in several notable countries across the globe.