Swedish professor and adventurer Sven Hedin is given a tour of the German Armies of the West in late 1914 Stops include Berlin then on to France Belgium and Luxembourg Hedin is given free access to German armies and leadership Book was published originally in Swedish in 1914 then translated and printed in England in early 1915 With the German Armies in the WestThis fascinating book was written and published by Sven Hedin in 1914 upon being given a thorough tour of the German Armies of the West The book chronicles Hedin s departure from Sweden and arrival in Berlin followed by a tour by car to Luxemburg Belgium and eastern France. During this book Hedin is given free access to roam around the Army s rear areas with a couple trips to the rear of the front trenches He is allowed to sketch many scenes usually of troops and logistics on the march but also artillery batteries as well He conducts many interviews ranging from German privates to British and French POWs He also documents the condition of post August 1914 Belgium in a very different light than most other sources. Hedin does give an enormous amount of support to the German war effort and in Germany s superiority in the conflict but he is also very honest in his depiction of the German Army and offers a surprisingly intimate viewpoint Those who study the First World War would do well to read this exceptionally rare glimpse into the German Army With the German Armies in the West This was a remarkable peek into the almost ridiculous level of optimism the combatants carried into the first months of the Great War The author who appears to be on a first name basis with all manner of brass hats on the German side of the conflict believes uncritically in the German cause and dismisses all other opinions as either deluded or bald faced lies Welll illustrated with photos the author took sketches he made and some other maps and diagrams With the German Armies in the West
| With the German Armies in the West By Sven Hedin |
| English |
| 402 |
| Hardcover |
Sven Hedin was a Swedish geographer topographer explorer photographer travel writer and illustrator of his own works During four expeditions to Central Asia he discovered the Transhimalaya once named the Hedin Range in his honor and the sources of the Brahmaputra Indus and Sutlej Rivers Lake Lop Nur and the remains of cities grave sites and the Great Wall of China in the deserts of the Tarim Basin In his book Fr n Pol till Pol Hedin describes a journey through Asia and Europe between the late 1880s and early 1900s While traveling Hedin visited Constantinople Istanbul oil rich Azerbaijan in times of the Nobel Brothers Teheran Mesopotamia Iraq lands of the Kyrgyz people India China Asiatic Russia and Japan. He also spends a remarkable amount of time with the German leadership including most Corps commanders and even Kaiser Wilhem..