A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium

An American legation's eyewitness diary of the early war period, recording military movements and bombardments, Belgian defence of forts, the occupying army's impact on towns and civilians, lists of civilian casualties, refugee flows and relief operations, and diplomatic negotiations and administrative measures such as passes and proclamations. The volume includes photographic documentation and an appended account of a nurse's trial and fate. Entries combine day-to-day diplomatic duties with humanitarian work and direct reporting of wartime disruption.