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LoC No.: 19014556

Title: The Prisoners of Mainz

Note: Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif, 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 Prisoners of Mainz" by Alec Waugh is a novel written in the early 20th century. It recounts the experiences of officers who were captured during World War I and held in a German prison camp. The narrative explores themes of captivity, camaraderie, and the absurdities faced by soldiers in war, focusing particularly on their daily lives and challenges in confinement. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the harsh conditions of war, depicted through the memories of a soldier as his unit faces a gas attack on March 21, 1918. The opening segments delve into his experiences on the front lines, illustrating a mix of tension and uneventfulness, before shifting to the moment of his capture by German forces. The tone is both serious and reflective, combining the grim realities of war with moments of dark humor as the protagonist adjusts to being a prisoner. The narrative highlights the complexities of human interactions in a wartime setting, setting the stage for deeper character explorations and the bonding over shared hardships experienced in the prison camp. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Waugh, Alec, 1898-1981

Illustrator: Roussel, R. T.

EBook No.: 54203

Published: Feb 20, 2017

Downloads: 71

Language: English

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

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.: 19014556

Title: The Prisoners of Mainz

Note: Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif, 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 Prisoners of Mainz" by Alec Waugh is a novel written in the early 20th century. It recounts the experiences of officers who were captured during World War I and held in a German prison camp. The narrative explores themes of captivity, camaraderie, and the absurdities faced by soldiers in war, focusing particularly on their daily lives and challenges in confinement. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the harsh conditions of war, depicted through the memories of a soldier as his unit faces a gas attack on March 21, 1918. The opening segments delve into his experiences on the front lines, illustrating a mix of tension and uneventfulness, before shifting to the moment of his capture by German forces. The tone is both serious and reflective, combining the grim realities of war with moments of dark humor as the protagonist adjusts to being a prisoner. The narrative highlights the complexities of human interactions in a wartime setting, setting the stage for deeper character explorations and the bonding over shared hardships experienced in the prison camp. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Waugh, Alec, 1898-1981

Illustrator: Roussel, R. T.

EBook No.: 54203

Published: Feb 20, 2017

Downloads: 71

Language: English

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

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

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.