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100	1		_aLowndes, Marie Belloc, _d1868-1947
245	1	4	_aThe Red Cross Barge
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2011
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2011-09-02
508			_aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
520			_a"The Red Cross Barge" by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set amidst the backdrop of World War I, it explores the lives of German and French characters caught in the throes of war. The narrative follows Max Keller, a German Red Cross surgeon, as he navigates his duties and complex emotions in a small French town captured by German forces. The opening portion of the book introduces us to the Herr Doktor, who is distanced from the exuberant young Uhlan officers celebrating their conquests, possessing a grim understanding of the war's brutality and suffering. As he contemplates the aftermath of the battle of Charleroi, we also meet Jeanne Rouannès, a determined French nurse caring for wounded soldiers on a Red Cross barge moored on the river. Their interactions reveal cultural and emotional tensions, hinting at deeper connections that can arise even in times of conflict. As Keller prepares to relocate a wounded officer, Prince Egon, to the barge, the contrasting perspectives of the characters foreshadow a poignant exploration of compassion, duty, and the personal costs of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37294
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