Der Todesgruß der Legionen, 1. Band

The narrative opens in Saint‑Dizier on the Marne in February 1870 and follows a small group of Hanoverian émigré soldiers confronting the prospect of disbandment and exile. Through the exchanges of a young former dragoon, Cappei, and his commander Rühlberg, it examines competing loyalties between personal attachments and fidelity to their absent sovereign, fears of being pressed into enemy service, and plans for returning home. Interspersed scenes show higher-level dynastic maneuvering, linking private anxieties to political calculation. Themes include military honor, exile, identity, and the human cost of political change.