LEADER 03664nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910459837603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a94-6166-039-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000079821 035 $a(EBL)1763001 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000486992 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11339199 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486992 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10441894 035 $a(PQKB)11298010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1763001 035 $a(OCoLC)715172262 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29544 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1763001 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10452864 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000079821 100 $a20071103d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRehearsals$b[electronic resource] $ethe German army in Belgium, August 1914 /$fJeff Lipkes 210 $aLeuven $cLeuven University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (816 p.) 225 1 $aHistory ;$vv.12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-5867-596-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [789]-802) and index. 327 $aREHEARSALS; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map; Prologue; CHAPTER 1. An ultimatum; CHAPTER 2. Lie?ge; CHAPTER 3. Aarschot; CHAPTER 4. Andenne; CHAPTER 5. Tamines; CHAPTER 6. Dinant: Introduction, Leffe; CHAPTER 7. Dinant: St. Jacques, St. Nicolas; CHAPTER 8. Dinant: Les Rivages, Neffe; CHAPTER 9. Leuven: Preliminaries; CHAPTER 10. Leuven: Fire and Sword; CHAPTER 11. Leuven: Exodus; CHAPTER 12. Leuven: Aftermath; CHAPTER 13. Explanations; CHAPTER 14. Denials: Germany; CHAPTER 15. Denials: Britain and America; Epilogue 327 $aAPPENDIX: The Report of the British Committee on Alleged German Outrages (RBC)Endnotes; PROLOGUE; chapter 1: An ultimatum; chapter 2 : Lie?ge; chapter 3: Aarschot; chapter 4: Andenne; chapter 5: Tamines; chapter 6: Dinant Introduction, Leffe; chapter 7: Dinant St. Jacques, St. Nicolas; chapter 8: Dinant Les rivages, Neffe; chapter 9: Leuven Preliminaries; chapter 10: Leuven Fire and Sword; chapter 11: Leuven Exodus; chapter 12: Leuven Aftermath; chapter 13: Explanations; chapter 14: Denials Germany; chapter 15: Denials Britain and America; Epilogue 327 $aAPPENDIX: The Report of the British Committee on Alleged German Outrages (RBC)Bibliography; Archives; Official Reports and Papers; Newspapers and Journals; Books and Pamphlets (Primary); Books (Secondary - Selected); Articles; Illustration Credits; Index 330 $aRehearsals is the first book to provide a detailed narrative history of the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914 as it affected civilians. Based on extensive eyewitness testimony, the book chronicles events in and around the towns of Lie?ge, Aarschot, Andenne, Tamines, Dinant, and Leuven, where the worst of the German depredations occurred. Without any legitimate pretext, German soldiers killed nearly 6,000 non-combatants, including women and children, and burned some 25,000 homes and other buildings.For more the seventy-five years, however, charges against the German Army about the killin 410 0$aHistory 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAtrocities$zBelgium 607 $aBelgium$xHistory$yGerman occupation, 1914-1918 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAtrocities 676 $a940.4/21 700 $aLipkes$b Jeff$f1950-$0265680 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459837603321 996 $aRehearsals$92475826 997 $aUNINA