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I THINK I owe the public a word of explanation as to how this book
has seen the light. During the war, and more frequently after the
armistice, I was asked would I write a narrative of my war
experiences. I had taken many notes of events as they had occurred,
and my memory was full of incidents in which I was concerned. Much
as I would have wished to write such a story, from some points of
view, if only to vindicate my country against its detractors, the
libels circulated by its enemies, yet I felt, more and more
inevitably as the weeks rolled by, that I would never have time to
write this book. I then thought of my correspondence with the
German authorities right through the war. Here are my war
experiences in their most tense and vivid reality; all the issues I
fought with the occupying power, their methods and mine clearly
defined, undeniably fixed in black and white. So I asked a friend
of mine, Professor Mayence, of Louvain University, to take my notes
and material, and to edit my correspondence with short explanatory
remarks about the letters and the events they referred or led up
to. I also gave him some personal reminiscences for this purpose,
and with him revised the whole book. I could not let his work go to
press without publicly thanking him for having helped me as he has
done.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.
1920. With a Prefatory letter by His Eminence James Cardinal
Gibbons. From the Foreword: During the war, and more frequently
after the armistice, I was asked would I write a narrative of my
war experiences. I had taken many notes of events as they had
occurred, and my memory was full of incidents in which I was
concerned. Much as I would have wished to write such a story, from
some points of view, if only to vindicate my country against its
detractors, the libels circulated by its enemies, yet I felt, more
and more inevitably as the weeks rolled by, that I would never have
time to write this book. I then thought of my correspondence with
the German authorities right through the war. Here are my war
experiences in their most tense and vivid reality; all the issues I
fought with the occupying power, their methods and mine clearly
defined, undeniably fixed in black and white.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
1920. With a Prefatory letter by His Eminence James Cardinal
Gibbons. From the Foreword: During the war, and more frequently
after the armistice, I was asked would I write a narrative of my
war experiences. I had taken many notes of events as they had
occurred, and my memory was full of incidents in which I was
concerned. Much as I would have wished to write such a story, from
some points of view, if only to vindicate my country against its
detractors, the libels circulated by its enemies, yet I felt, more
and more inevitably as the weeks rolled by, that I would never have
time to write this book. I then thought of my correspondence with
the German authorities right through the war. Here are my war
experiences in their most tense and vivid reality; all the issues I
fought with the occupying power, their methods and mine clearly
defined, undeniably fixed in black and white.
1920. With a Prefatory letter by His Eminence James Cardinal
Gibbons. From the Foreword: During the war, and more frequently
after the armistice, I was asked would I write a narrative of my
war experiences. I had taken many notes of events as they had
occurred, and my memory was full of incidents in which I was
concerned. Much as I would have wished to write such a story, from
some points of view, if only to vindicate my country against its
detractors, the libels circulated by its enemies, yet I felt, more
and more inevitably as the weeks rolled by, that I would never have
time to write this book. I then thought of my correspondence with
the German authorities right through the war. Here are my war
experiences in their most tense and vivid reality; all the issues I
fought with the occupying power, their methods and mine clearly
defined, undeniably fixed in black and white.
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