Project Gutenberg 2010-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 112 Rolland, Romain 1866 1944 Rollan, R. Ogden, C. K. (Charles Kay) 1889 1957 More, Adelyne Ogden, Charles Kay 16007501 Above the Battle Sequel: The Forerunners, #31313. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Print project.) "Above the Battle" by Romain Rolland is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century during the tumultuous period of World War I. The work reflects profound philosophical and humanitarian reflections on the nature of war, nationalism, and humanity’s shared ideals, positioning itself against the backdrop of conflict as Rolland advocates for understanding and peace among nations. The author, a French intellectual and pacifist, endeavors to highlight the moral implications of war while addressing both the soldiers and the broader society. The opening of the narrative vividly depicts the burgeoning tensions across Europe as war looms, likening the continent to a forest on fire—the urgency and chaos palpable as the desire for conflict engulfs the populace. Rolland introspects on various national sentiments, mourning the loss of brotherhood among young men from different nations who are led to fight for egotistical ambitions rather than shared ideals. Through lyrical and poignant prose, Rolland calls on the youth and thinkers of Europe to transcend their instincts for revenge and competition, urging them instead to unite in the spirit of understanding and cooperation. This reflective beginning sets the stage for a compelling exploration of the psychological and societal consequences of war, making it a challenging but thought-provoking read for those interested in the philosophical discourse surrounding conflict and community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 344717 344726 2024-09-14T04:34:30.073074 2023-09-14T09:28:46.773617 text/html text/html 333742 2010-06-15T14:27:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 119204 2010-06-15T14:27:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 164908 2024-09-14T04:34:37.367202 application/epub+zip 168097 2024-09-14T04:34:31.815081 application/epub+zip 168097 2024-09-14T04:34:30.767121 application/epub+zip 349165 2024-09-14T04:34:41.528068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313191 2024-09-14T04:34:36.656037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313409 2022-09-15T06:18:30.442232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272306 2024-09-14T04:34:29.132097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 272185 2010-06-15T14:26:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108751 2010-06-15T14:27:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 271977 2010-06-15T14:26:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108551 2010-06-15T14:27:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 272037 2010-06-15T14:26:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108318 2010-06-15T14:27:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22200 2024-09-14T04:34:41.685050 application/rdf+xml 13418 2024-09-14T04:34:31.161094 image/jpeg 3478 2024-09-14T04:34:30.964059 image/jpeg 162342 2024-09-14T04:34:30.100064 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia