German Atrocities: Their Nature and Philosophy

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The author presents a documented investigation of wartime violence in occupied regions, combining on-site observations, interviews with survivors, photographs, captured German diaries, and official commission reports. Chapters analyze the nature and purported philosophy behind the violence, examine broader political schemes said to have driven the campaign, outline the stakes confronting the United States and its allies, and compile German claims and records. The text juxtaposes witness testimony and visual evidence with commentary aimed at explaining causes and cataloging specific incidents, and includes illustrations intended to corroborate the reported abuses.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] "In this village, from which the Germans had just retreated, I saw a proclamation by the German officer, saying that every Frenchman who refused to work should receive twenty blows of the whip; the women, fifteen blows, and the boys and girls under fifteen years of age, ten blows."—Extract from letter of the American violinist, Albert Spalding, now a lieutenant serving in France.

[2] During last September and October, at the author's suggestion, the American etcher—Louis Orr—for eighteen days was in Rheims Cathedral while under bombardment. Mr. Orr is one of the most distinguished etchers now living. He has sent to Dr. Hillis 2,400 copies of his three etchings to be sold for the Red Cross work under official direction.