Project Gutenberg 2020-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 126 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury The Red Glutton: With the German Army at the Front A little village called Montignies St. Christophe -- To war in a taxicab -- Sherman said it -- "Marsch, marsch, marsch, so geh'n wir weiter" -- Being a guest of the Kaiser -- With the German wrecking crew -- The grapes of wrath -- Three generals and a cook -- Viewing a battle from a balloon -- In the trenches before Rheims -- War de luxe -- The rut of big guns in France -- Those yellow pine boxes -- The red glutton -- Belgium: the rag doll of Europe -- Louvain the forsaken. Produced by hekula03, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Red Glutton: With the German Army at the Front" by Irvin S. Cobb is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts the author's experiences as he travels through Belgium during World War I, focusing on the devastation left in the wake of the German army's advance. Cobb offers a perspective on both the landscape and the human suffering brought about by the war. At the start of the book, the narrator and a group of Americans travel through the ravaged village of Montignies St. Christophe, which has been devastated by recent fighting. As they arrive just after a German column has passed, they observe the wreckage of homes and the remnants of military engagements, particularly the effects on the local population. The opening vividly describes the deserted village's ruined buildings, scattered personal belongings, and the eerie silence that hangs over the aftermath of battle. Cobb's detailed observations not only convey the physical destruction but also evoke the emotional toll of war on the innocent villagers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 607723 2025-06-24T09:40:23.512458 text/html 594402 2024-10-17T15:45:12 text/html 289059 2025-06-24T09:40:31.654404 application/epub+zip 294845 2025-06-24T09:40:24.763497 application/epub+zip 294845 2025-06-24T09:40:24.142475 application/epub+zip 464710 2025-06-24T09:40:36.998435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422343 2025-06-24T09:40:30.994492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405403 2022-09-27T16:10:31.331467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564379 2023-09-26T08:06:02.716354 text/plain 544257 2024-10-17T15:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16164 2025-06-24T09:40:37.165378 application/rdf+xml 14273 2025-06-24T09:40:24.242442 image/jpeg 2260 2025-06-24T09:40:24.192462 image/jpeg 268389 2025-06-24T09:40:23.570444 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