02318cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000320011524000460014724500430019326400510023630000470028733600260033433700260036033800360038650000310042250800750045352012430052853400450177165300580181665300580187485600430193299900170197513247UtSlPG20260610133319.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aD5011 aBéland, Henri,d1869-193510aMy three years in a German prison. French10aMille et un jours en prison à Berlin 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2004-08-22 aProduced by La bibliothèque Nationale du Québec et Renald Levesque a"Mille et un jours en prison à Berlin" by Henri Béland is a memoir written in the aftermath of World War I, specifically during the late 1910s. The book chronicles the author’s personal experiences as a prisoner of war in Germany, beginning with his reflections on the lead-up to the war and his eventual capture. Béland shares poignant insights into the struggles and events surrounding his life during captivity, offering a firsthand account of the broader historical context of the war and its aftermath. The opening of this memoir introduces the reader to the tense atmosphere leading up to World War I, as Béland recalls being in France when the news of war broke in July 1914. As he vividly describes his experiences, including tense train journeys and conversations with strangers, he sets the stage for the ensuing chaos of the war. The narrative then transitions into his experiences of captivity in Germany, where he aims to portray, without pretension, the life of a prisoner of war. Through his anecdotes, Béland invites readers to witness both the absurdities and the sorrows of his situation, all while capturing the sentiments of a nation at the brink of upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Canadian40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13247 c54637d54637