Project Gutenberg 2014-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 56 Baudissin, Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil, Graf von 1867 1926 Erstklassige Menschen. English Life in a German Crack Regiment Produced by Ramon Pajares and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Life in a German Crack Regiment" by Graf von Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Baudissin is a critical military novel written during the late 19th century. The book offers a stark portrayal of life within the German army, focusing particularly on the officers from the old nobility and their attitudes toward class, duty, and social status. Through the experiences of the new officer Lieutenant Winkler, it explores themes of social hierarchy, aristocracy, and the clash between traditional values and the realities of a changing society. The opening of the novel introduces the "Golden Butterflies," a prestigious infantry regiment celebrating its anniversary, rich in history yet entwined with arrogance and elitism. The festivities turn somber with the announcement of Winkler's transfer to the regiment, a dubious honor considering his middle-class origins. As the officers react with distress at the arrival of a “commoner,” particularly during a grand celebration, the narrative sets the stage for an exploration of class conflict and personal ambitions within the military. Winkler's struggle for acceptance amidst disdain and suspicion from his peers highlights the societal divide that permeates the regiment, making for a compelling examination of identity and loyalty in a rigidly stratified environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soldiers -- Fiction Germany. Heer -- Military life -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 481347 481356 2024-09-19T13:33:25.396099 2023-09-20T09:36:19.533966 text/html text/html 481227 2014-09-02T13:15:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 195652 2014-09-02T13:15:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231254 2024-09-19T13:33:32.021075 application/epub+zip 229392 2024-09-19T13:33:26.472122 application/epub+zip 229392 2024-09-19T13:33:25.941125 application/epub+zip 359817 2024-09-19T13:33:36.433043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319181 2024-09-19T13:33:31.441106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318922 2022-09-21T09:13:17.415598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441330 441140 2024-09-19T13:33:24.587149 2023-09-20T09:36:18.812965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 441572 2014-09-02T13:15:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161412 2014-09-02T13:15:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 441564 2014-09-02T13:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161338 2014-09-02T13:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20335 2024-09-19T13:33:36.564042 application/rdf+xml 23486 2024-09-19T13:33:26.027118 image/jpeg 3560 2024-09-19T13:33:25.983112 image/jpeg 197025 2024-09-19T13:33:25.439133 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