02221cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000280012824500270015626400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036950802080040052011340060853400450174265300580178770000190184585600430186454203UtSlPG20260610134241.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a19014556  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD5011 aWaugh, Alec,d1898-198114aThe Prisoners of Mainz 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-02-20  aProduced by Chuck Greif, MWS and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The Prisoners of Mainz" by Alec Waugh is a novel written in the early 20th century. It recounts the experiences of officers who were captured during World War I and held in a German prison camp. The narrative explores themes of captivity, camaraderie, and the absurdities faced by soldiers in war, focusing particularly on their daily lives and challenges in confinement.  At the start of the book, we are introduced to the harsh conditions of war, depicted through the memories of a soldier as his unit faces a gas attack on March 21, 1918. The opening segments delve into his experiences on the front lines, illustrating a mix of tension and uneventfulness, before shifting to the moment of his capture by German forces. The tone is both serious and reflective, combining the grim realities of war with moments of dark humor as the protagonist adjusts to being a prisoner. The narrative highlights the complexities of human interactions in a wartime setting, setting the stage for deeper character explorations and the bonding over shared hardships experienced in the prison camp. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German1 aRoussel, R. T.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54203