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100 1  Koettgen, Julius|4aut 
245 10 A German Deserter's War Experiences|h[Elektronisk resurs] 
       /|cJulius Koettgen 
264  1 |bPen and Sword,|c2022 
300    188 sidor 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
490    Eyewitnesses from The Great War ;|v0 
500    |5MoE|aOnline epub (11.86 MB) 
500    |5MoE|aOffline epub med Adobe-kryptering (11.67 MB) 
520    In 1913 Julius Koettgen, a pacifist and a socialist, was 
       drafted into the ranks of sapper battalion No. 30. He 
       dutifully fought in the ranks of the Kaiser's armies 
       during 1914 and 1915 and saw action in France and Belgium 
       where he describes the terrible events which were to 
       become known as 'the rape of Belgium' and also details the
       extent of the fighting including being forced to form part
       of a firing squad, crossing the Meuse under heavy fire, 
       using corpses as road building materials annihilating a 
       cavalry charge hand to hand bayonet fighting, and the 
       awful events of the disastrous German retreat from the 
       Marne. rnrnWith the onset of trench warfare Koettgen also 
       experienced the horrors of trench warfare and the famous 
       Christmas truce of 1914. In 1915 he decided that enough 
       was enough and escaped military life by deserting the 
       colours and slipping through the lines to neutral Holland.
       His was memoirs were published by a gleeful allied press 
       under the title 'A German Deserter's War 
       Experience'.rnrnThis English translation, edited and 
       introduced Emmy AwardTM winning historian Bob Carruthers 
       provides a rare primary source insight into the German 
       side during the crucial opening battles of the war and is 
       essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Great
       War from the German perspective. [Elib] 
653    E-bok 
653    eLib 
655  4 E-böcker 
655  4 Historia 
655  4 Memoarer & Biografier 
852    |5MoE|bMoE|cE-Bok|hLz/DR|xorigin:Elib|zOnline epub (11.86 
       MB)|zOffline epub med Adobe-kryptering (11.67 MB) 
856 4  |uhttps://malmo.elib.se/Books/Details/1128974|zLåna som E-
       bok