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100 1 _aStoke, Melis,
_d1892-1942
245 1 0 _aVan Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen :
_bUit het Dagboek van een Landstormplichtige.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-07-31
508 _aProduced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen" by Melis Stoke is a humorous, semi-autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the life and inner thoughts of Melis Stoke, a conscript soldier, as he grapples with the absurdities and challenges of military life and the transition from civilian existence to soldiering during a time of war. The opening of the narrative presents Melis Stoke's reflections just before he is drafted, capturing a mix of humor and anxiety. In his farewell letter to his former self, he humorously laments the prospect of leaving his comfortable civilian life and entering military service, which he likens to an unappealing ordeal akin to joining a "third-rate football club." As he enters the barracks and meets various recruits, he evokes a vivid portrait of their different backgrounds and the mundane realities of military life. The tone balances both comedic commentary and a deeper contemplation of identity and duty, setting a lighthearted yet critical stage for the experiences that will follow throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Netherlands
700 1 _aMens, Is. van
_q(Isidorus Maria Cornelis),
_d1890-1985
700 1 _aVelde, Henry van de,
_d1863-1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33297
999 _c74143
_d74143