Project Gutenberg 2016-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 514 Massart, Jean 1865 1925 Miall, Bernard 1876 1953 Miall, A. Bernard 16015266 Belgians Under the German Eagle E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto) "Belgians Under the German Eagle" by Jean Massart is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text chronicles the experiences of Belgians living under German occupation during World War I, particularly focusing on the violations of Belgium's neutrality and the impact of German censorship. It aims to reflect the state of mind of Belgians as they endure the tumultuous era marked by wartime oppression and propaganda. The beginning of the book sets the stage for the narrative by discussing the author's commitment to objectivity, utilizing primarily German sources to highlight the realities of life in occupied Belgium. In the preface, Massart expresses the deep sorrow and resilience of the Belgian people as they confront destruction, brutality, and hardship inflicted by the occupying forces. Early chapters outline the context of German duplicity leading up to the invasion, the violation of international laws, and the unfounded accusations leveled against Belgians. This opening segment establishes a powerful tone of lament and resistance, demonstrating both the emotional and psychological toll of the war on the Belgian populace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Belgium -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918 DH Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 812028 2025-07-20T14:53:03.250310 text/html 781031 2024-10-23T00:19:33 text/html 334508 2025-07-20T14:53:16.543241 application/epub+zip 345103 2025-07-20T14:53:05.908269 application/epub+zip 345102 2025-07-20T14:53:04.535255 application/epub+zip 579187 2025-07-20T14:53:22.975171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506296 2025-07-20T14:53:14.503215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506754 2022-09-23T14:38:33.208519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666714 2025-07-20T14:53:01.309280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 646711 2024-10-23T00:19:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17984 2025-07-20T14:53:23.140168 application/rdf+xml 10332 2025-07-20T14:53:04.693263 image/jpeg 1825 2025-07-20T14:53:04.615275 image/jpeg 306529 2025-07-20T14:53:03.307296 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia