Americans in occupied Belgium, 1914-1918 : accounts of the war from journalists, tourists, troops and medical staff /

Americans in occupied Belgium, 1914-1918 : accounts of the war from journalists, tourists, troops and medical staff /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Klekowski, Edward J., author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Description:	vii, 283 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	German Occupation of Belgium (1914-1918) World War (1914-1918) Americans. World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium. World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. Americans -- Belgium -- History -- 20th century. Belgium -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918. Belgium. History. Personal narratives -- American.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9980911

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Other authors / contributors:	Klekowski, Libby, 1941- author.
ISBN:	9780786472550 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786472553 (softcover : alk. paper) 9781476614878 (ebook) 1476614873 (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"--

Table of 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.