Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 251 Latzko, Andreas 1876 1943 Latzko, Adolf Andreas Menschen im Krieg. English Men in War Off to war -- Baptism of fire -- The victor -- My comrade -- A hero's death -- Home again. Release Date: July, 2005 [EBook #8440] This file was first posted on July 10, 2003 Last Updated: May 10, 2013 Text file produced by Eric Eldred, Tonya Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading HTML file produced by David Widger "Men in War" by Andreas Latzko is a poignant novel written during the late 19th century, focusing on the grim realities of warfare. The book explores the mental and emotional toll of war on soldiers, set against the backdrop of a small Austrian town during a tumultuous period of conflict. Through its vivid descriptions and character-driven narrative, the work addresses themes of suffering, loss, and the cruelty of war, ultimately questioning the constructs of heroism and duty. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to a war hospital garden, where life continues indifferently as the horrors of the battlefield rage nearby. The juxtaposition of normalcy and war is striking, as children play and women converse while injured soldiers are brought in, creating a chilling atmosphere of resignation. Among these characters are men who represent various responses to war; some show bravado, while others are deeply traumatized. Notably, a musician, now a soldier, struggles with the psychological scars of combat, emphasizing the profound disillusionment felt by those sent to fight. The opening portion intricately establishes the setting and tone, foreshadowing the moral dilemmas and heartbreaking realities that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories, German -- Translations into English PT Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 290923 2025-06-04T06:14:31.141091 text/html 290669 2013-05-10T07:23:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103923 2013-05-10T07:23:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179378 2025-06-04T06:14:38.259049 application/epub+zip 181393 2025-06-04T06:14:34.336101 application/epub+zip 167504 2025-06-04T06:14:33.073075 application/epub+zip 304296 2025-06-04T06:14:41.327015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287975 2025-06-04T06:14:37.455026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261863 2022-09-04T10:25:26.103515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255361 2025-06-04T06:14:30.590092 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255133 2013-05-10T07:16:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99495 2013-05-10T07:23:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255124 2013-05-10T07:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99461 2013-05-10T07:23:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21099 2025-06-04T06:14:41.500007 application/rdf+xml 11776 2025-06-04T06:14:33.624053 image/jpeg 3040 2025-06-04T06:14:33.347069 image/jpeg 178905 2025-06-04T06:14:31.166099 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