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The sources drawn upon in the following narrative are of various kinds: official communiqués, French and foreign reports, etc. But the majority of our information was derived from private letters, collected by M. de Thézac, the modest and zealous founder of the Abris du Marin (Seamen's Shelters), from note-books kindly lent by their owners, and from oral inquiries addressed to the survivors of Melle and Dixmude. Whenever possible, we have let ...

Excerpt from General Foch at the Marne: An Account of the Fighting in and Near the Marshes of Saint-Gond Faced by such a situation, so deeply charged with consequences, public opinion is troubled, bewildered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art tech...

Excerpt from Dixmude: The Epic of the French Marines (October 17 November 10, 1914) I don't know. We loved him because he was brave, and was always saying things that made us laugh, but above all because he loved us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-...

Excerpt from La Littérature Française aux Xixe Et Xxe Siècles, Vol. 2: Tableau Général Accompagné de Pages Types, Suivi d'un Appendice sur les Ecrivains Morts pour la PatrieHugo le constatait déjà quand il félicitait l'auteur d'avoir doté le ciel de l'art d'on ne sait quel rayon macabre et créé un frisson nouveau mais, en perlant le détail, en pétrarquisant sur l'horrible - Beuw), Baudelaire obéissait beaucoup moins au désir d'étonner ses cont...

Excerpt from Le Crucifié de Keraliès: Avec une Introduction Nouvelle par l'Auteur Et la Préface d'Emile PouvillonLa femme Trémel, dans la suite, ne put établir avec précision l'identité de l'interlocuteur de Phi lippe'. On voit tant de visages au cours d'une journée de batterie! Et la fièvre Où elle vivait depuis le matin, ses responsabilités de ménagère, au milieu d'un peuple de travailleurs dont il lui fallait assurer les quatre repas réglem...

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