Arnold Toynbee's 'The German Terror in Belgium: An Historical Record' meticulously documents the atrocities committed by German forces during their occupation of Belgium in World War I. Toynbee's writing style is precise and analytical, providing a detailed account of the events that transpired, making this book an invaluable historical resource. His approach to the subject matter is both objective and critical, shedding light on the harsh realities faced by the Belgian population. As a renowned historian and scholar, Arnold Toynbee was deeply committed to uncovering the truth behind historical events. His extensive research and dedication to accuracy are evident in 'The German Terror in Belgium', as he presents a comprehensive examination of the devastation caused by the German occupation. Toynbee's background in history and his passion for seeking justice for the victims of war motivated him to write this important work. I highly recommend 'The German Terror in Belgium: An Historical Record' to readers interested in World War I history, as it offers a compelling and well-researched account of a significant aspect of the war. Toynbee's insights and meticulous analysis make this book a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this tragic period in history.

"People screamed, cried, and groaned. Above the tumult I could distinguish the voices of small children. All this time the soldiers were singing.... Sometime after the first salvo, there was another round of fire and, once again, I was not hit. After this I heard fewer cries, save from time to time a small child calling its mother."?Félix Bourdon, survivor of a mass execution in Dinant, BelgiumIn August 1914, without any legitimate pretext, German soldiers killed nearly 6,000 Belgian noncombatants, including women and children, and burned some 25,000 homes and other buildings. Rehearsals is the first book to provide a detailed narrative history of the German invasion of Belgium as it affected civilians. Based on extensive eyewitness testimony, the book chronicles events in and around the towns of Liége, Aarschot, Andenne, Tamines, Dinant, and Leuven, where the worst of the German depredations occurred. Accounts of the killing, looting, and arson have long been dismissed as "atrocity propaganda," particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. Rehearsals examines the campaign by revisionists that led to voluminous and compelling testimony about German war crimes being discredited.Recently, the case has been made that the violence that came to a peak between August 19 and August 26, 1914, was the result of a spontaneous outbreak of German paranoia about civilian sharpshooters. In Rehearsals, Jeff Lipkes offers compelling evidence that the executions were in fact part of a deliberate campaign of terrorism ordered by military authorities. In his shocking account of events that have been largely overlooked by historians of World War I, Lipkes commemorates the heroism as well as the suffering of the Belgian victims of German aggression.

The German Terror in Belgium by Arnold S. Toynbee is an ordered and carefully authenticated record of the treatment of the civil population in the countries overrun by the German armies during the first three months of the war; it is arranged so as to follow separately the tracks of the different German armies which traversed different sectors of French and Belgian territory and describes the invasion of Belgium up to the sack of Louvain. This edition is fully illustrated with a wealth of photos from the Great War in Belgium.

"Ben Shepherd ... uses Austro-Hungarian Army records to consider how the personal experiences of many Austrian officers during the Great War played a role in brutalizing their behavior in Yugoslavia. A comparison of Wehrmacht counter-insurgency divisions allows Shepherd to analyze how a range of midlevel commanders and their units conducted themselves in different parts of Yugoslavia, and why"--Jacket.

This official government publication investigates the impact of the Holocaust on the Western powers' intelligence-gathering community. It explains the archival organization of wartime records accumulated by the U.S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service and Britain's Government Code and Cypher School. It also summarizes Holocaust-related information intercepted during the war years.

The author presents a compelling and untold story of Germany's occupation of Belgium after WW1. It's a great, trade history book from a wonderful storyteller.