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"Rehearsals is the first book to provide a detailed narrative history of the German invasion of Belgium as it affected civilians. Based on extensive eyewitness testimony, the book chronicles events in and around the towns of Liege, Aarschot, Andenne, Tamines, Dinant, and Leuven, where the worst of the German depredations occurred. Without any legitimate pretext, German soldiers killed nearly 6,000 non-combatants, including women and children, and burned some 25,000 homes and other buildings." "Recently, the case has been made that the violence which crescendoed between August 19 and August…
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1 edition- Other · Dutch · 2007Leuven · 815 pages · 9789058675965
World War, 1914-1918AtrocitiesHistoryWorld war, 1914-1918, belgiumBelgium, historyWorld war, 1914-1918, germanyGermany, history, military