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Americans in occupied Belgium, 1914-1918 : accounts of the war from journalists, tourists, troops and medical staff / Ed Klekowski and Libby Klekowski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klekowski, Edward J., author.
- Klekowski, Libby, 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Americans.
- History.
- Belgium--History--German occupation, 1914-1918.
- Belgium.
- World War, 1914-1918--Belgium.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American.
- Americans--Belgium--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 283 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- "Belgium in the First World War: the first country invaded, the longest occupied, and the last liberated. Belgium was home to a large American colony: people working for U.S. corporations, diplomats with the American Legation and Americans armies. This book tells the story of the German invasion, occupation and retreat from the perspective of Americans who were there"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The attack
- Book burning
- Murder and mayhem on the Meuse
- Besieged Antwerp
- The last ditch in Belgium
- Prussian Belgium
- Is food a weapon
- Feeding the Etappen zone and social Darwinism
- Battles around Ypres
- Medieval U-boat nest
- Americans going and coming
- Final acts
- After the war.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786472550
- 0786472553
- OCLC:
- 864097004
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