Project Gutenberg 2007-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 83 Beck, James M. (James Montgomery) 1861 1936 Beck, James Montgomery The Case of Edith Cavell A Study of the Rights of Non-Combatants Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Tamise Totterdell, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Case of Edith Cavell" by James M. Beck is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the treatment of Edith Cavell, a British nurse executed by the Germans during World War I for aiding the escape of Allied soldiers. It focuses on the principles of justice, the responsibilities of non-combatants during wartime, and the moral implications of Cavell's actions against a backdrop of military law and tyranny. The narrative details the humanitarian efforts of Edith Cavell in Brussels, where she selflessly cared for wounded soldiers irrespective of their national allegiance. Despite her noble intentions, she was arrested and faced a secret trial, where she was denied fundamental rights to a fair defense. After a brief and unjust legal process, she was sentenced to death. Beck argues that her execution wasn't just a wartime necessity but a murderous act reflecting the brutal militarism of the occupying forces. As he documents the events leading to her execution, he appeals to the reader's sense of justice and humanity, advocating for the recognition of Cavell as a martyr for compassion and an enduring symbol against oppressive regimes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 D Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 110511 110505 2024-10-09T05:04:19.479923 2023-09-09T07:42:33.748911 text/html text/html 108594 2007-01-11T14:33:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 42646 2007-01-11T14:33:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114435 2024-10-09T05:04:25.148846 application/epub+zip 114325 2024-10-09T05:04:22.291862 application/epub+zip 109967 2024-10-09T05:04:21.077898 application/epub+zip 229839 2024-10-09T05:04:27.185839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220629 2024-10-09T05:04:24.403867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182386 2022-09-09T14:04:08.226866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99122 98994 2024-10-09T05:04:19.114922 2023-09-09T07:42:33.486848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 98985 2007-01-11T14:33:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36550 2007-01-11T14:33:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98980 2007-01-11T14:33:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36512 2007-01-11T14:33:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21488 2024-10-09T05:04:27.316833 application/rdf+xml 13161 2024-10-09T05:04:21.639860 image/jpeg 3878 2024-10-09T05:04:21.352971 image/jpeg 112873 2024-10-09T05:04:19.493170 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 en.wikipedia