The Red Glutton: With the German Army at the Front

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Red Glutton: With the German Army at the Front" by Irvin S. Cobb is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts the author's experiences as he travels through Belgium during World War I, focusing on the devastation left in the wake of the German army's advance. Cobb offers a perspective on both the landscape and the human suffering brought about by the war. At the start of the book, the narrator and a group of Americans travel through the ravaged village of Montignies St. Christophe, which has been devastated by recent fighting. As they arrive just after a German column has passed, they observe the wreckage of homes and the remnants of military engagements, particularly the effects on the local population. The opening vividly describes the deserted village's ruined buildings, scattered personal belongings, and the eerie silence that hangs over the aftermath of battle. Cobb's detailed observations not only convey the physical destruction but also evoke the emotional toll of war on the innocent villagers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

A little village called Montignies St. Christophe

To war in a taxicab

Sherman said it

"Marsch, marsch, marsch, so geh'n wir weiter"

Being a guest of the Kaiser

With the German wrecking crew

The grapes of wrath

Three generals and a cook

Viewing a battle from a balloon

In the trenches before Rheims

War de luxe

The rut of big guns in France

Those yellow pine boxes

The red glutton

Belgium: the rag doll of Europe

Louvain the forsaken.

Credits:

Produced by hekula03, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-01-15