02554cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000270012624500590015326400510021230000470026333600260031033700260033633800360036250000310039850801870042952012840061653400450190065300560194565300510200165300360205265300560208885600430214499900170218740628UtSlPG20260610133929.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a18005761  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHD1 aSchreiner, George Abel14aThe Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-08-30  aE-text prepared by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)  a"The Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe" by George Abel Schreiner is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work offers a detailed exploration of life in Central Europe during World War I, focusing particularly on the struggles related to food scarcity and the social consequences of wartime deprivation. The author provides insights from his personal experiences as a correspondent, capturing the plight of ordinary people caught in the throes of war-induced famine.  The opening of this account sets the stage for the broader themes of survival amid scarcity and the dynamics of life in a war-torn society. Schreiner shares his experiences during the early months of the war, highlighting the initial confidence of the German people in their ability to withstand the British blockade. However, as the narrative progresses, he introduces various perceptions of food availability, including his observations of odd food practices and societal attitudes towards consumption. This early portion hints at a deepening crisis, as the reality of hunger begins to set in and the complexity of food regulations becomes apparent, foreshadowing the severe impact of the war on daily life in Central Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Germany  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- Germany  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Austria  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Austria40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40628  c81467d81467