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LoC No.: 21000597

Title: The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)

Note: Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading
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Summary: "The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)" by H. G. Durnford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the experiences of British officers imprisoned at Holzminden during World War I, particularly focusing on their daring escape attempt through a tunnel dug over nine months. The story captures the mixture of grief, struggle, and camaraderie among the prisoners, with significant emphasis on characters like Captain Niemeyer, the camp's antagonistic commandant. The opening of the narrative introduces the context of the Holzminden Camp, detailing the bleakness and harsh conditions the prisoners endured. Durnford reflects on the oppressive atmosphere created by the camp authorities, particularly highlighting Captain Niemeyer, who instills fear and frustration among the inmates. Through a combination of vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, the text sets the stage for the central plot involving the secretive efforts to dig a tunnel for escape, emphasizing the risks and improvisations involved in executing such a plan amid constant surveillance and confinement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Durnford, H. G. (Hugh George)

EBook No.: 52308

Published: Jun 11, 2016

Downloads: 77

Language: English

Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German

Subject: Prisoner-of-war escapes

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 21000597

Title: The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)

Note: Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by MWS 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.)

Summary: "The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)" by H. G. Durnford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the experiences of British officers imprisoned at Holzminden during World War I, particularly focusing on their daring escape attempt through a tunnel dug over nine months. The story captures the mixture of grief, struggle, and camaraderie among the prisoners, with significant emphasis on characters like Captain Niemeyer, the camp's antagonistic commandant. The opening of the narrative introduces the context of the Holzminden Camp, detailing the bleakness and harsh conditions the prisoners endured. Durnford reflects on the oppressive atmosphere created by the camp authorities, particularly highlighting Captain Niemeyer, who instills fear and frustration among the inmates. Through a combination of vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, the text sets the stage for the central plot involving the secretive efforts to dig a tunnel for escape, emphasizing the risks and improvisations involved in executing such a plan amid constant surveillance and confinement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Durnford, H. G. (Hugh George)

EBook No.: 52308

Published: Jun 11, 2016

Downloads: 77

Language: English

Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German

Subject: Prisoner-of-war escapes

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.