Project Gutenberg 2012-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 306 Schreiner, George Abel 18005761 The Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe E-text prepared by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe" by George Abel Schreiner is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work offers a detailed exploration of life in Central Europe during World War I, focusing particularly on the struggles related to food scarcity and the social consequences of wartime deprivation. The author provides insights from his personal experiences as a correspondent, capturing the plight of ordinary people caught in the throes of war-induced famine. The opening of this account sets the stage for the broader themes of survival amid scarcity and the dynamics of life in a war-torn society. Schreiner shares his experiences during the early months of the war, highlighting the initial confidence of the German people in their ability to withstand the British blockade. However, as the narrative progresses, he introduces various perceptions of food availability, including his observations of odd food practices and societal attitudes towards consumption. This early portion hints at a deepening crisis, as the reality of hunger begins to set in and the complexity of food regulations becomes apparent, foreshadowing the severe impact of the war on daily life in Central Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Germany World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- Germany World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Austria HD Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 637529 2025-07-16T12:25:39.045814 text/html 620988 2024-10-23T10:31:30 text/html 3603456 2025-07-16T12:25:51.188736 application/epub+zip 3603051 2025-07-16T12:25:43.409805 application/epub+zip 316137 2025-07-16T12:25:41.674781 application/epub+zip 4226107 2025-07-16T12:25:56.930739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4168163 2025-07-16T12:25:49.498743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495375 2022-09-18T15:19:13.087255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583398 2023-09-17T15:25:49.031314 text/plain 563394 2024-10-23T10:31:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17217 2025-07-16T12:25:57.171697 application/rdf+xml 22466 2025-07-16T12:25:42.200782 image/jpeg 4808 2025-07-16T12:25:41.938778 image/jpeg 3438382 2025-07-16T12:25:39.225793 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog