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100 1 _aSchreiner, George Abel
245 1 4 _aThe Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-08-30
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Germany
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- Germany
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Austria
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Austria
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40628
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