Rehearsals : the German army in Belgium, August 1914 / Jeff Lipkes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipkes, Jeff, 1950-

Series:

History

History ; v.12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Atrocities--Belgium.

World War, 1914-1918.

Belgium--History--German occupation, 1914-1918.

Belgium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (816 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [789]-802) and index.

ISBN:

94-6166-039-1

OCLC:

715172262