A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium by Hugh Gibson (1883 – 1954)
Genre(s): War & Military, Memoirs, Modern (20th C)
Read by: Ted Lienhart in English
Parts:
Part 1 https://youtu.be/DgI-6aprX5k
Chapters:
00:00:00 – 17 – Section 17
00:24:50 – 18 – Section 18
00:48:45 – 19 – Section 19
01:13:18 – 20 – Section 20
01:38:03 – 21 – Section 21
02:03:47 – 22 – Section 22
02:30:55 – 23 – Section 23
02:52:15 – 24 – Section 24
The author was an American diplomat, the Secretary of the American Legation in Brussels, at the beginning of World War I in 1914. This book consists of his edited selections from his daily journal, giving a firsthand look at the chaotic atmosphere before and throughout Germany’s invasion of Belgium. His position as a diplomat of the then-neutral United States gave him an invaluable perspective from which to report on the deliberations of military and civilian decision-makers, the reactions of the public to the unfolding calamity, and the efforts of international relief organizations to meet the urgent needs of a flood of refugees. (Summary by Ted Lienhart)
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