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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

Title Rehearsals [electronic resource] : the German army in Belgium, August 1914 / Jeff Lipkes.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Leuven : Leuven University Press
Creation Date 2007
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [789]-802) and index.
English
Content 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
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
Series History
v.12
Extent 1 online resource (816 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010715634605171
MARC RECORDS
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