Rehearsals [[electronic resource] ] : the German army in Belgium, August 1914 / / Jeff Lipkes
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Lipkes Jeff <1950->
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| Titolo: |
Rehearsals [[electronic resource] ] : the German army in Belgium, August 1914 / / Jeff Lipkes
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| Pubblicazione: | Leuven, : Leuven University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (816 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.4/21 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1914-1918 - Atrocities - Belgium |
| Soggetto geografico: | Belgium History German occupation, 1914-1918 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [789]-802) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | REHEARSALS; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map; Prologue; CHAPTER 1. An ultimatum; CHAPTER 2. Liège; 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 |
| APPENDIX: The Report of the British Committee on Alleged German Outrages (RBC)Endnotes; PROLOGUE; chapter 1: An ultimatum; chapter 2 : Liège; 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 | |
| APPENDIX: 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Rehearsals 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 Liège, 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rehearsals |
| ISBN: | 94-6166-039-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459837603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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