Project Gutenberg 2008-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 72 Skowronnek, Richard 1862 1932 Sturmzeichen Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Constanze Hofmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sturmzeichen" by Richard Skowronnek is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of rising tensions leading to World War I, focusing on the lives and emotional states of its characters as they navigate the impending conflict. The main character, Hauptmann Gaston von Foucar, is a young officer in the German General Staff who is deeply engaged in the unfolding events of the war and grapples with personal feelings of patriotism and responsibility. The opening of the book presents a vivid portrayal of life in Berlin during the days immediately preceding the outbreak of World War I. We are introduced to Gaston von Foucar and other characters as they discuss the escalating tensions in Europe, particularly regarding the Balkan conflicts and mobilization efforts. The narrative highlights the tensions experienced not only in the political sphere but also in personal lives, as individual characters reveal their hopes, fears, and the looming threat of war. Through lively dialogues, the reader gets a sense of the atmosphere of uncertainty, patriotism, and the personal stakes involved, setting the stage for the conflicts and challenges ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Berlin (Germany) -- Fiction Prussia (Germany), East -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 524600 524607 2024-10-10T11:32:27.989130 2023-09-11T04:03:00.176976 text/html text/html 573228 2008-01-07T10:57:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 214981 2008-01-07T10:57:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 299444 2024-10-10T11:32:37.746613 application/epub+zip 304785 2024-10-10T11:32:31.336911 application/epub+zip 286888 2024-10-10T11:32:29.895175 application/epub+zip 512646 2024-10-10T11:32:42.497742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479986 2024-10-10T11:32:36.698583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436700 2022-09-11T08:48:47.364251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491032 490923 2024-10-10T11:32:26.744147 2023-09-11T04:02:59.131955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 481499 2008-01-07T10:57:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190230 2008-01-07T10:57:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20050 2024-10-10T11:32:42.634565 application/rdf+xml 14252 2024-10-10T11:32:30.449610 image/jpeg 3634 2024-10-10T11:32:30.171110 image/jpeg 284544 2024-10-10T11:32:28.040144 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 de.wikipedia