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共 206 题- TRUE STORIES OF THE GREAT WAR
- VOLUME I
- TRUE STORIES OF THE GREAT WAR
- INTRODUCTORY
- FRANCIS TREVELYAN MILLER.
- CONTENTS
- VOLUME I--TWENTY-SIX STORY-TELLERS--170 EPISODES
- STORIES OF THE THREE MEN WHO CAUSED THE WORLD WAR
- II--PEN-PORTRAIT OF THE CROWN PRINCE
- III--PEN-PORTRAIT OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND
- FOOTNOTES:
- I--"ON MY WAY TO GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE BELGIAN ARMY"
- II--"I CAME UPON A LITTLE KNOT OF FRENCH SAILORS IN THE STORM"
- III--"WE ARRIVE AT LAST--I SEE THE KING"
- IV--"A GREAT WARRIOR IN THE MIDST OF AN ARMY OF HEROES"
- V--A LITTLE JOURNEY TO THE BATTLEGROUNDS OF FRANCE
- VI--"I LOOK DOWN ON THE TERRIBLE LANDSCAPE"
- VII--HOW GLORIOUS IS THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE
- II--THE YOUNG HEROES OF FRANCE
- FOR GOD AND ITALY--BREATHING DEATH WITH THE ITALIANS
- I--A POET AT SEA WITH THE ITALIAN NAVY
- II--"WE ARE GOING TO PLANT MINES ON A HOSTILE COAST"
- III--A DRAMATIC MOMENT IN THE NIGHT
- IV--"WE BREATHE DANGER AND DEATH"
- THE BLOOD OF THE RUSSIANS IN FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
- I--"I CAN SEE THE SCENE UNFOLDING BEFORE MY EYES"
- II--"I REMEMBER ... A HORRIBLE TALE"
- III--"THERE WAS NO ONE TO BURY THE BODIES"
- IV--THE TORCH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH
- V--"THESE WERE THE HORRIBLE VISIONS"
- MY EXPERIENCES IN THE WAR HOSPITALS OF RUMANIA
- I--"I WATCH MY RUMANIANS GO TO WAR"
- II--"THE SOLDIERS SHOWERED ME WITH FLOWERS"
- III--"I BEND OVER THE SUFFERING FACES"
- IV--"I PRAYED TO GOD TO LISTEN"
- II--"I MEET HERR VON ZIMMERMANN"
- III--"MY ARRIVAL AT THE GREAT GENERAL STAFF IN LUXEMBURG"
- IV--"AN INVITATION TO DINE WITH THE EMPEROR"
- V--"THE DOOR OPENED ... EMPEROR WILLIAM ENTERED"
- VI--"I GO TO SEE THE CROWN PRINCE"
- VII--"AT SUPPER WITH THE CROWN PRINCE"
- VIII--WITH THE GERMAN SOLDIERS--"TO VICTORY OR DEATH"
- IX--"WE DROVE THROUGH A ROARING SEA OF LOUD HURRAHS"
- X--"AT DINNER WITH THE CROWN PRINCE"
- XI--"I WAS ONCE MORE AT THE EMPEROR'S TABLE"
- XII--"SUPPER WITH CROWN PRINCE OF BAVARIA"
- XIII--"THE WAR LORD IN JOLLY SPIRITS"
- FOOTNOTES:
- II--STORY OF ZACCHAEUS: "HE LIVES UP A TREE"
- III--STORY OF AYLING OF THE MACHINE GUNNERS
- The paragon replied hesitatingly:--
- IV--A DAY'S WORK IN THE TRENCHES
- V--SOLDIERS' NIGHT AT THE FRONT
- But that was before the days of "K(1)."
- VI--DAYBREAK--"STAND TO ARMS!"
- VII--NINE O'CLOCK--"A LITTLE MORNING HATE"
- VIII--STORY OF AN AFTERNOON WITH CAPTAIN BLAIKIE
- IX--STORY OF "MINNIE--THE MOST UNPLEASANT OF HER SEX"
- X--HOW HOURS PASS IN THE DUGOUT
- Captain Blaikie whistled gently, and said--
- XI--A SOLDIER'S SUNDAY AT THE FRONT
- FOOTNOTES:
- SOME EXPERIENCES IN HUNGARY
- II--"THE ARCHDUKE AND SOPHIE WERE SHOT TO-DAY"
- III--GLIMPSES OF THE LIFE OF A PRINCESS
- IV--DARK DAYS AFTER THE TRAGEDY
- V--THE PRINCE WAS "IRRITATED BY THE WAR"
- VI--WEEPING PEASANTS FLOCK TO WAR
- VII--THE WISDOM OF UNCLE PISTA
- VIII--THE PRINCE CALLED THEM ALL FOOLS
- IX--THE ROMANCE OF MARISCHA
- X--STORIES THE PEASANTS BROUGHT HOME
- XI--THE OLD ADMIRAL ARRIVES
- FOOTNOTES:
- II--"WHAT APPALLING THINGS THEY TOLD US"
- III--STORY OF A PRUSSIAN MOTHER
- IV--"MY LOVELY LITTLE BOY--THEY KILLED HIM"
- V--SHE FINDS AT LAST THE MAN WHO MURDERED
- VI--THE GUILTY MAN--AND JUSTICE
- I felt that at that moment I had seen cold, stern Justice face to face.
- VII--STORY OF A GERMAN SOLDIER'S HOME-COMING
- I think he was weeping.
- VIII--"MY FATHER THANKED GOD"
- I smiled.
- I remembered that that was what they always said at the hospital....
- IX--"MY FIANCEE--SHE ONLY WEPT"
- X--"MY MOTHER--SHE BROKE DOWN AND SOBBED"
- I had always done that as a boy when she was grieved about anything.
- FOOTNOTES:
- II--"I AM WRITING UNDER SHRAPNEL FIRE"
- III--HOW IT FEELS TO BE SHELLED
- IV--A NIGHT SCARE AT THE FRONT
- V--"I WAS SENT A MESSAGE"
- VI--HOW THE GERMANS BROKE THROUGH
- VII--SPY STORIES: "THE OLD WOMAN"
- VIII--THE GIRL WHO WAS SHOT
- SUPPORT LEFÉVRE. HE IS NOT A LIAR LIKE DUBOIS.
- IX--TALES OF THE DESPATCH RIDERS
- X--RIDING FOUR MILES ON THE DEAD LINE
- FOOTNOTES:
- WITH A B.-P. SCOUT IN GALLIPOLI--ON THE TURKISH FRONTIER
- II--WHEN THE GENERAL VISITS THE BOYS
- III--"WHISTLING WILLIE"--AND THE HUMAN GUNS
- FOOTNOTES:
- II--"I OPENED THE HEAVY DOOR--AND ENTERED THE CHURCH"
- III--"I KNELT--THE PRIEST WAS SAYING MASS"
- IV--"MAMAN CHEVERET"--AND THE CAVALRYMEN
- V--THE SOLDIERS AT THE ALTAR
- VI--ARTILLERYMEN AT HOLY COMMUNION
- VII--THE WARRIORS AND THE ROSARY
- FOOTNOTES:
- II--CAMPING IN THE TZAR'S SHOOTING BOX
- III--THE GENERAL STAFF AT RADZIVILOW CASTLE
- IV--ADVENTURES OF A PRINCESS IN POLAND
- FOOTNOTES:
- AN UNCENSORED DIARY--FROM THE CENTRAL EMPIRES
- I--WITH LETTERS FROM COUNT BERNSTORFF
- II--AT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN COPENHAGEN
- III--WITH AMBASSADOR GERARD IN BERLIN
- IV--AT TEA WITH BARON ROEDER
- V--COUNTESS ---- AND HER DAUGHTER
- VI--DINNER WITH COUNTESS GOTZEN
- VII--WHEN THE CZARINA BURST INTO TEARS
- VIII--A VISIT WITH ZIMMERMANN
- IX--TEA WITH BARONESS VON BISSING
- X--AT THE CLUB WITH BARON VON MUMM
- XI--GUEST OF WARBURG, GERMAN BANKER
- XII--TALK WITH COUNT BLUCHER
- XIII--AT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS
- XIV--DINNER WITH GENERAL VON BISSING
- XV--THE KAISER AND VON HINDENBURG
- XVI--TEA WITH COUNTESS BERNSTORFF
- XVII--A WALK WITH AMBASSADOR GERARD
- II--STORY OF THE BELOVED CAPTAIN
- III--"A TOUCH OF CHRIST ABOUT HIM"
- IV--"A TORPEDO FELL--THAT WAS THE END"
- FOOTNOTES:
- II--A NIGHT MARCH IN THE RAIN
- III--"THE DEAD MAN UNDER MY FEET"
- IV--A CRUCIFIX AND A LOVE LETTER
- He commenced reading:--
- FOOTNOTES:
- MY TRIP TO VERDUN--GENERAL PETAIN FACE TO FACE
- I--"I START FOR VERDUN--WITH THE PRESIDENT'S PERMIT"
- II--THE GRAVES BY THE ROADSIDE
- III--"NOTHING BUT OLD MEN AND WOMEN--AND CHILDREN"
- IV--"WE JOIN THE VAST PROCESSION OF DEATH"
- V--"TO VERDUN"--THE NEW CALVARY
- VI--"I STAND BEFORE GENERAL PETAIN"
- VII--"MY TALK WITH THE GREAT FRENCH GENERAL"
- VIII--TROOPS MARCHING TO THE SOUND OF THE GUNS
- IX--"THEY HAD WILLED TO DIE FOR FRANCE"
- X--"I CAN NEVER FORGET THOSE FACES"
- UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES--WITH AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
- I--STORY OF ARRIVAL OF GENERAL PERSHING ON FRENCH SOIL
- II--SCENES WHEN PERSHING ARRIVED IN PARIS
- III--STORY OF ARRIVAL OF FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS IN FRANCE
- IV--AMERICAN SOLDIERS CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY IN PARIS
- WITH THE SERBIAN STOICS IN EXILE--UNDER THE GERMAN YOKE
- I--HOW I FLED WITH KING PETER'S TROOPS
- II--"WE SADDLED OUR HORSES TO RIDE TO THE FRONT"
- III--"I MET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES"
- IV--"I WATCHED THE TERRIFYING SPECTACLE"
- V--EVERY ROAD WAS FILLED WITH HUMAN MISERY
- VI--OVER THE MOUNTAIN SIDE WITH GENERAL PUTNIK
- VII--"I OVERTOOK KING PETER"
- VIII--A THOUSAND MEN AND HORSES OVER A ROCKY GORGE
- IX--WOLVES LIVING ON CARCASSES IN MOUNTAIN PASSES
- TALES OF THE TANKS--WITH THE ARMORED MONSTERS IN BATTLE
- I--STORY OF A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN IN A TANK ON THE BATTLEFIELD
- II--STORY OF THE TANKS THAT STORMED A CASTLE
- III--STORY OF THE TANK THAT FOUGHT A RAILROAD ENGINE
- IV--STORY OF THE BATTLE MONSTERS AT FALL OF THIEPVAL
- MY ESCAPE FROM THE TURKS DISGUISED AS A WOMAN
- I--"I WAS A RUSSIAN MEDICAL STUDENT IN PALESTINE"
- II--"I SAW ARABS AND TURKS ILL-TREAT THE NUNS"
- III--"I WAS TAKEN PRISONER TO AN ARAB HUT AT BEERSHEBA"
- IV--"MY PLAN TO FLEE OVER SINAI DESERT TO SUEZ CANAL"
- V--"I MAKE MY ESCAPE DISGUISED AS A BEDOUIN WOMAN"
- VI--"I MEET A PACK OF HUNGRY JACKALS IN THE DESERT"
- VII--"TURKISH HORSEMEN FORCE ME BACK ACROSS THE DESERT"
- VIII--THE RESCUE--ON AN ITALIAN STEAMER TO EGYPT
- TALES OF GERMAN AIR RAIDERS OVER LONDON AND PARIS
- I--"HOW WE ZEPPELINED THE HEART OF LONDON"
- II--HOW IT FEELS TO DROP BOMBS ON PARIS
- YOUR AFFECTIONATE SON.
- TALES FROM SIBERIA--WHEN THE PRISON DOORS OPENED
- I--"RUSSIA IS A REPUBLIC--YOU ARE FREE"
- II--STORY OF THE HUSSAR WHO ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA
- SURVIVORS' STORIES OF SINKING OF THE _LUSITANIA_
- I--STORY OF CAPTAIN W. T. TURNER, COMMANDER OF THE "LUSITANIA"
- II--STORY TOLD BY W. B. PHILLIPS, AN AMERICAN PASSENGER
- III--STORY OF OLIVER P. BERNARD, AN ENGLISH PASSENGER
- IV--STORY TOLD BY GEORGE A. KESSLER, AN AMERICAN PASSENGER
- V--STORY OF CHARLES T. JEFFREY, AN AMERICAN PASSENGER
- VI--STORY TOLD BY DR. DANIEL V. MOORE, AN AMERICAN PASSENGER
- VII--STORY OF FUNERAL OF "LUSITANIA'S" DEAD--TOLD BY AN EYE-WITNESS
- WITH THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON THE FIELDS OF FRANCE
- I--STORY OF LIFE OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
- II--STORY OF A VOLUNTEER IN AMERICAN RED CROSS
- III--STORY OF AN AMERICAN ENGINEER IN FRANCE
- IV--STORY OF AN AMERICAN WITH A SIEGE BATTERY
- V--STORY OF AN AMERICAN AMBULANCE DRIVER AT BATTLEFRONT
- VI--STORY OF HOW PERSHING SAW THE GERMANS ATTACK
- DEAR ----:
- Transcriber's Notes