Project Gutenberg 2012-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 68 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury 17014799 "Speaking of Prussians--" Produced by Greg Bergquist, Paul Clark 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.) "Speaking of Prussians--" by Irvin S. Cobb is a nonfiction account written during the early 20th century, specifically amidst the backdrop of World War I. This book serves as a personal narrative and commentary on the impact of the war, particularly focusing on the Prussian military ideology and its effects on both the battlefield and civilian populations in invaded countries like Belgium and France. Cobb, an American newspaper journalist, reflects on his firsthand experiences observing the war’s brutality and the mindset of the German forces. In "Speaking of Prussians--," Cobb combines his vivid eyewitness accounts with reflections on the nature of war and martial governance. He recounts the devastation witnessed in Belgian towns, the plight of refugees, and the stark contrast between German soldiers’ discipline and the horrors inflicted on civilians. He conveys his deep disdain for war while acknowledging its necessity for defending freedom and national integrity. The narrative argues that the Prussian militaristic approach, characterized by a mechanized and ruthless efficiency, appears dangerously unyielding and detached from the fundamental rights of humanity. Through poignant anecdotes and social commentary, Cobb implores American readers to recognize the stakes of militarism and the defense of democratic values against autocratic aggression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41272/41272-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 National characteristics, German D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 104195 104205 2024-09-17T10:39:48.724694 2023-09-18T05:43:39.136980 text/html text/html 101190 2012-11-02T15:04:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 162143 2012-11-02T15:04:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179698 2024-09-17T10:39:51.167708 application/epub+zip 179434 2024-09-17T10:39:49.173676 application/epub+zip 71882 2024-09-17T10:39:48.928686 application/epub+zip 227639 2024-09-17T10:39:53.016652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208069 2024-09-17T10:39:50.929714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100792 2022-09-18T19:52:08.434977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92959 92736 2024-09-17T10:39:48.549714 2023-09-18T05:43:38.980950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92766 2012-11-02T15:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36821 2012-11-02T15:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 92757 2012-11-02T15:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36801 2012-11-02T15:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20456 2024-09-17T10:39:53.158662 application/rdf+xml 10558 2024-09-17T10:39:49.009677 image/jpeg 1995 2024-09-17T10:39:48.965710 image/jpeg 163505 2024-09-17T10:39:48.740691 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