Behind the Scenes at German Headquarters. By Henri Domelier. (Hurst
and Blackett. 16s. net.)—This is a translation of a French book which made a stir in France last year. M. Domelier, a Charleville journalist, remained at his post after the German invasion and acted as secretary of a local committee which administered the affairs of the little town Yfi the absence of the mayor and council. He thus had special opportunities of observing the manners and methods of the German General Staff, which was established at Charleville in September, 1914. His account of the Emperor and the Crown Prince abounds in curious and most uneclifying detalls. The town probably suffered less, materially, than others until it was bombarded, just before the armistice, by the retreating enemy. But the inhabitants had to endure moral tortures through the long and weary four years. M. Domelier's book should help English readers who never saw an invader to realise why Frenchmen detest the Germans.
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