Project Gutenberg 2011-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 58 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Laurie, Marjorie Thirkell, Marjorie 17018154 War Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "War" by Pierre Loti is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work offers a poignant reflection on the devastating impact of World War I, using Loti's own experiences and observations to convey the horror and complexity of war. The narrative begins with Loti's feelings of insignificance as a naval officer, grappling with being sidelined while his compatriots face the frontlines. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Captain Julien Viaud, also known as Pierre Loti, as he writes a desperate letter to the Minister of Marine expressing his longing to be more involved in the war effort. This sentiment is quickly followed by a harrowing description of Belgian refugees arriving in France, depicting their distress as they flee from German violence. The opening chapters emphasize the stark contrast between the mundane and the chaotic backdrop of war, highlighting the emotional turmoil of both soldiers and civilians amidst the onset of conflict. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of heroism, loss, and the profound human cost of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35211/35211-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 331712 325202 2024-10-15T04:27:23.225194 2023-09-15T10:07:33.872464 text/html text/html 327829 2011-02-08T15:55:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 269395 2011-02-08T15:55:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 280788 2024-10-15T04:27:29.121171 application/epub+zip 282497 2024-10-15T04:27:24.342158 application/epub+zip 209322 2024-10-15T04:27:23.783168 application/epub+zip 391942 2024-10-15T04:27:32.766130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347416 2024-10-15T04:27:28.438154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273473 2022-09-16T07:33:13.951936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289374 289163 2024-10-15T04:27:22.463172 2023-09-15T10:07:33.288544 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 289245 2011-02-08T15:55:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114330 2011-02-08T15:55:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289238 2011-02-08T15:55:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114285 2011-02-08T15:55:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21861 2024-10-15T04:27:32.912107 application/rdf+xml 12704 2024-10-15T04:27:23.877164 image/jpeg 2244 2024-10-15T04:27:23.830153 image/jpeg 270964 2024-10-15T04:27:23.259186 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 fr.wikipedia