"My Escape from Germany" by Eric A. Keith is a gripping memoir that chronicles the author's harrowing journey of fleeing his homeland during a tumultuous period. The narrative is rich with personal anecdotes and vivid descriptions, capturing the emotional turmoil and the challenges faced while navigating through a landscape fraught with danger. Keith's storytelling is both poignant and engaging, allowing readers to connect deeply with his experiences and the historical context that shaped ...

Prison Breaks: 13 Books of Prisoner-of-War Narratives is an enthralling compendium that explores the indomitable spirit of individuals caught in the harrowing circumstances of war imprisonment. This anthology masterfully weaves together diverse literary styles, from gripping adventures and intense psychological struggles to poignant reflections on humanity and survival. Through its rich tapestry of narratives, the collection offers a panoramic view of the resilience and innovation exhibite...

In "My Escape from Germany," Eric A. Keith presents a gripping memoir that captures the tumultuous experiences of a young individual navigating life during one of history's most pivotal eras. The narrative unfolds with a lyrical yet poignant style, interweaving personal anecdotes with broader historical commentary. Keith adeptly employs vivid imagery and immersive storytelling to transport readers into the harsh realities of daily life under oppressive circumstances, highlighting the resil...

Adams served as a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was stationed on the Western Front, primarily in the trenches of the Somme. In this memoir, he documents the daily life of a soldier, focusing on the mundane routines, camaraderie, and the moments of terror faced by men living in the trenches. Through his detailed and often stark writing, Adams captures the contrast between long periods of waiting and sudden bursts of violence that characterized trench warfa...

Greenmantle, by John Buchan, is actually based on a remarkable, if little-known, aspect of German propaganda during World War I. It involved Kaiser Wilhelm declaring himself a convert to Islam, a leader of jihad, as a tactic for winning the support of the Muslim territories under British control and thus fomenting an anti-British revolution.Richard Hannay, Buchans intrepid hero from The Thirty-Nine Steps, is the man entrusted to stop this plan from being carried out, and his advent...

The Princess Pat: The central character of the story is Princess Patricia, a member of a royal family who finds herself in danger due to political unrest and personal conflict. She must navigate a series of obstacles that threaten both her life and her status. The novel follows her daring escape, showcasing her resourcefulness and determination as she attempts to avoid capture or worse.Historical Setting: Set during a period of political and social upheaval, the novel is grounded in a real...

Alfred Burrages War is War is his sincere and successful attempt to record his experiences as a private soldier in France during the First World War, his reactions to abnormal conditions and his observations.Written in the 1920s he wanted the curious to know what war was really like. Burrage realized that nearly all such memoirs were written by ex-officers who inevitably saw the war from a different view point to Tommy Atkins as he put it, the officers were only with us, not of us, and the...

There is a common idea that the age of miracles is past. Perhaps it is, but if so, the change must have come about within the past few weeks-after I escaped into Holland. For if anything is certain in this life it is this: this book never would have been written but for the succession of miracles set forth in these pages. Miracles, luck, coincidence, Providence-it doesn't matter much what you call it-certainly played an important part in the series of hairbreadth escapes in which I figured...

First published in 1918. "In order to remove all question of doubt in the mind of the reader it might perhaps be well to state here that the facts as given are thebona fide experiences of Corporal Edwards, Number 39, Number One Company, P. P. C. L. I., and as such were subjected to the closest scrutiny both by the author and others before it was deemed advisable to give the account to the public. In particular great pains were taken to do full justice to all enemy individuals who figure in...

Two World War I classics: The story of a British soldier enduring the battle in France and a novella starring a man who takes drastic steps to escape the Great War.The million British dead have left no books behind. What they felt as they died hour by hour in the mud, or were choked horribly with gas, or relinquished their reluctant lives on stretchers, no witness tells. But here is a book that almost tells it. . . . Mr. Gristwood has had the relentless simplici...

‘Greenmantle’ is John Buchan’s second novel featuring Richard Hannay. There were two Hannay novels set during the First World War, ‘Greenmantle’ published in 1916 and ‘Mr Standfast’, published in 1919. ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ perhaps the best known of all five Hannay novels, was published in 1915 and covers a period leading up to the conflict.‘Greenmantle’ is set in Constantinople during November 1915. Hannay is called in to the Foreign Office by Sir Walter Bullivant, who he first ...

The third volume in Siegfried Sassoon’s beloved trilogy, The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston, with a new introduction by celebrated historian Paul FussellA highly decorated English soldier and an acclaimed poet and novelist, Siegfried Sassoon won fame for his trilogy of fictionalized autobiographies that wonderfully capture the vanishing idylls of Edwardian England and the brutal realities of war.Having been deemed mentally ill for his anti-war...