Project Gutenberg 2006-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 83 Mahoney, Henry Charles Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose 1880 1924 Talbot, Frederick A. 17007955 Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Clarke, Cori Samuel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons" by Henry C. Mahoney is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative documents Mahoney's harrowing experiences as a prisoner of war in various German prisons during World War I, detailing the conditions and treatment he faced. Centered around Mahoney's trial and imprisonment, the book sheds light on the brutal realities of war and the experiences of captives who found themselves caught in violent and chaotic circumstances. At the start of the story, Mahoney recounts his abrupt arrest in Germany on charges of espionage shortly after the outbreak of World War I. He describes the chaotic atmosphere he encountered while attempting to travel to a scientific appointment in Russia when declarations of war quickly altered his plans. The narrative delves into the panic surrounding his arrest and the violence from the German populace as they sought revenge on perceived enemies, showcasing the intensity of the situation. As he details the process of his capture and internment, Mahoney foreshadows the brutal treatment he and his fellow prisoners would endure, setting the stage for the deeper exploration of isolation, inquisition, and the psychological toll of captivity that follows in the rest of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons D501 Text Germany World War I Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 646673 646500 2024-10-08T06:28:16.444613 2023-09-08T08:25:04.431607 text/html text/html 659016 2006-04-12T15:05:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1708601 2020-12-13T20:54:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1868498 2024-10-08T06:28:28.804581 application/epub+zip 1874785 2024-10-08T06:28:21.107600 application/epub+zip 319191 2024-10-08T06:28:19.361586 application/epub+zip 2228304 2024-10-08T06:28:34.716532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2196250 2024-10-08T06:28:27.382574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447747 2022-09-08T14:51:40.524022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616650 616561 2024-10-08T06:28:15.365687 2023-09-08T08:25:03.527604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 616244 2020-12-13T20:54:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 234056 2020-12-13T20:54:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 616308 2020-12-13T20:54:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233991 2020-12-13T20:54:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22165 2024-10-08T06:28:34.863647 application/rdf+xml 27888 2024-10-08T06:28:19.944593 image/jpeg 5031 2024-10-08T06:28:19.653586 image/jpeg 1823339 2024-10-08T06:28:16.538629 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog