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The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[ A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="History"/><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Drama"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>d2f44c5a-a0fa-5786-b40d-46e01fea4c97</podcast:guid><itunes:type>serial</itunes:type><podcast:funding url="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">Support the podcast!</podcast:funding><item><title>00 - Translator's Preface. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/00-translator-s-preface-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67372820</link><description><![CDATA[00 - Translator's Preface. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67372820</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:36:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67372820/agermandeserterswarexperience_00_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="3539817" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>00 - Translator's Preface. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[00 - Translator's Preface. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>221</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>01 - March into Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-march-into-belgium-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67372891</link><description><![CDATA[01 - March into Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67372891</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67372891/agermandeserterswarexperience_01_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="10624225" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>01 - March into Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[01 - March into Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>664</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>02 - Fighting in Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-fighting-in-belgium-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67372896</link><description><![CDATA[02 - Fighting in Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67372896</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:41:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67372896/germandeserterswarexperience_02_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="23598900" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>02 - Fighting in Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
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The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[03 - Shooting Civilians in Belgium. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>871</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>04 - German Soldiers and Belgian Civilians. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-german-soldiers-and-belgian-civilians-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67372957</link><description><![CDATA[04 - German Soldiers and Belgian Civilians. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67372957</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:46:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67372957/germandeserterswarexperience_04_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="8844523" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>04 - German Soldiers and Belgian Civilians. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[04 - German Soldiers and Belgian Civilians. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>553</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>05 - The Horrors of Street Fighting. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-the-horrors-of-street-fighting-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67372993</link><description><![CDATA[05 - The Horrors of Street Fighting. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67372993</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:48:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67372993/germandeserterswarexperience_05_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="10978867" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>05 - The Horrors of Street Fighting. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[05 - The Horrors of Street Fighting. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>686</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>06 - Crossing the Meuse. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-crossing-the-meuse-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373006</link><description><![CDATA[06 - Crossing the Meuse. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373006</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:50:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373006/germandeserterswarexperience_06_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="6009506" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>06 - Crossing the Meuse. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[06 - Crossing the Meuse. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>376</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>07 - In Pursuit. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-in-pursuit-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373013</link><description><![CDATA[07 - In Pursuit. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373013</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:52:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373013/germandeserterswarexperience_07_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="15337937" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>07 - In Pursuit. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[07 - In Pursuit. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>959</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>08 - Nearly Buried Alive on the Battlefield. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-nearly-buried-alive-on-the-battlefield-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373025</link><description><![CDATA[08 - Nearly Buried Alive on the Battlefield. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373025</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:55:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373025/germandeserterswarexperience_08_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="11411211" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>08 - Nearly Buried Alive on the Battlefield. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[08 - Nearly Buried Alive on the Battlefield. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>713</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>09 - Soldiers Shooting Their Own Officers. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-soldiers-shooting-their-own-officers-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373050</link><description><![CDATA[09 - Soldiers Shooting Their Own Officers. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373050</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:57:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373050/germandeserterswarexperience_09_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="12853170" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>09 - Soldiers Shooting Their Own Officers. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[09 - Soldiers Shooting Their Own Officers. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>804</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>10 - Sacking Suippes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-sacking-suippes-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373062</link><description><![CDATA[10 - Sacking Suippes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373062</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:01:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373062/germandeserterswarexperience_10_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="15186880" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>10 - Sacking Suippes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[10 - Sacking Suippes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>949</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>11 - Marching to the Battle of the Marne—Into the Trap. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-marching-to-the-battle-of-the-marne-into-the-trap-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373077</link><description><![CDATA[11 - Marching to the Battle of the Marne—Into the Trap. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373077</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:04:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373077/germandeserterswarexperience_11_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="10730387" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>11 - Marching to the Battle of the Marne—Into the Trap. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
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The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[14 - The Flight from the Marne. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1203</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>15 - At the End of the Flight. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-at-the-end-of-the-flight-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373127</link><description><![CDATA[15 - At the End of the Flight. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373127</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:14:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373127/germandeserterswarexperience_15_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="15009247" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/31673fcb-b260-4c33-8659-0aa397d762f0/31673fcb-b260-4c33-8659-0aa397d762f0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/31673fcb-b260-4c33-8659-0aa397d762f0/31673fcb-b260-4c33-8659-0aa397d762f0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/31673fcb-b260-4c33-8659-0aa397d762f0/31673fcb-b260-4c33-8659-0aa397d762f0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>15 - At the End of the Flight. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[15 - At the End of the Flight. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>938</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>16 - The Beginning of Trench Warfare. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-the-beginning-of-trench-warfare-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373135</link><description><![CDATA[16 - The Beginning of Trench Warfare. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373135</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:16:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373135/germandeserterswarexperience_16_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="20368108" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0f374be1-9ec1-4d94-9e49-cdcc0310c293/0f374be1-9ec1-4d94-9e49-cdcc0310c293.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0f374be1-9ec1-4d94-9e49-cdcc0310c293/0f374be1-9ec1-4d94-9e49-cdcc0310c293.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0f374be1-9ec1-4d94-9e49-cdcc0310c293/0f374be1-9ec1-4d94-9e49-cdcc0310c293.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>16 - The Beginning of Trench Warfare. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[16 - The Beginning of Trench Warfare. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1273</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>17 - Friendly Relations with the Enemy. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-friendly-relations-with-the-enemy-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373146</link><description><![CDATA[17 - Friendly Relations with the Enemy. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373146</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:18:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373146/germandeserterswarexperience_17_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="9059386" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a8f771cf-a47e-43a0-8837-b4aa24aac0db/a8f771cf-a47e-43a0-8837-b4aa24aac0db.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a8f771cf-a47e-43a0-8837-b4aa24aac0db/a8f771cf-a47e-43a0-8837-b4aa24aac0db.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a8f771cf-a47e-43a0-8837-b4aa24aac0db/a8f771cf-a47e-43a0-8837-b4aa24aac0db.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>17 - Friendly Relations with the Enemy. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[17 - Friendly Relations with the Enemy. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>566</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>18 - Fighting in the Argonnes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-fighting-in-the-argonnes-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373171</link><description><![CDATA[18 - Fighting in the Argonnes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373171</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373171/germandeserterswarexperience_18_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="12252562" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c536888a-85d3-43ad-b89f-9ec1cd6efb78/c536888a-85d3-43ad-b89f-9ec1cd6efb78.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c536888a-85d3-43ad-b89f-9ec1cd6efb78/c536888a-85d3-43ad-b89f-9ec1cd6efb78.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c536888a-85d3-43ad-b89f-9ec1cd6efb78/c536888a-85d3-43ad-b89f-9ec1cd6efb78.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>18 - Fighting in the Argonnes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[18 - Fighting in the Argonnes. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>766</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>19 - Christmas in the Trenches. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-christmas-in-the-trenches-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373179</link><description><![CDATA[19 - Christmas in the Trenches. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373179</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:22:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373179/germandeserterswarexperience_19_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="13209515" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/343cc105-9a43-44c6-ba9a-9ede426caa69/343cc105-9a43-44c6-ba9a-9ede426caa69.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/343cc105-9a43-44c6-ba9a-9ede426caa69/343cc105-9a43-44c6-ba9a-9ede426caa69.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/343cc105-9a43-44c6-ba9a-9ede426caa69/343cc105-9a43-44c6-ba9a-9ede426caa69.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>19 - Christmas in the Trenches. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[19 - Christmas in the Trenches. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>826</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>20 - The Itch A Savior. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-the-itch-a-savior-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373196</link><description><![CDATA[20 - The Itch A Savior. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373196</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:25:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373196/germandeserterswarexperience_20_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="12531167" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d52e7e2d-b145-4fb3-a828-37acfd7294d9/d52e7e2d-b145-4fb3-a828-37acfd7294d9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d52e7e2d-b145-4fb3-a828-37acfd7294d9/d52e7e2d-b145-4fb3-a828-37acfd7294d9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d52e7e2d-b145-4fb3-a828-37acfd7294d9/d52e7e2d-b145-4fb3-a828-37acfd7294d9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>20 - The Itch A Savior. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[20 - The Itch A Savior. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>783</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>21 - In the Hell of Vauquois. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-in-the-hell-of-vauquois-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373241</link><description><![CDATA[21 - In the Hell of Vauquois. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373241</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:27:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373241/germandeserterswarexperience_21_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="9821956" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/925dd3db-6e93-4bb1-ad37-8c7605fd9844/925dd3db-6e93-4bb1-ad37-8c7605fd9844.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/925dd3db-6e93-4bb1-ad37-8c7605fd9844/925dd3db-6e93-4bb1-ad37-8c7605fd9844.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/925dd3db-6e93-4bb1-ad37-8c7605fd9844/925dd3db-6e93-4bb1-ad37-8c7605fd9844.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>21 - In the Hell of Vauquois. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[21 - In the Hell of Vauquois. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>614</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>22 - Sent on Furlough. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-sent-on-furlough-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373243</link><description><![CDATA[22 - Sent on Furlough. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373243</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:29:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373243/germandeserterswarexperience_22_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="7893910" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3e174aa5-7ecf-4351-b28e-79fded90b738/3e174aa5-7ecf-4351-b28e-79fded90b738.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3e174aa5-7ecf-4351-b28e-79fded90b738/3e174aa5-7ecf-4351-b28e-79fded90b738.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3e174aa5-7ecf-4351-b28e-79fded90b738/3e174aa5-7ecf-4351-b28e-79fded90b738.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>22 - Sent on Furlough. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[22 - Sent on Furlough. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>494</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>23 - The Flight to Holland. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-the-flight-to-holland-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373248</link><description><![CDATA[23 - The Flight to Holland. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373248</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:31:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373248/germandeserterswarexperience_23_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="8315001" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ddd510ee-9515-4585-b496-f464bcfd83ff/ddd510ee-9515-4585-b496-f464bcfd83ff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ddd510ee-9515-4585-b496-f464bcfd83ff/ddd510ee-9515-4585-b496-f464bcfd83ff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ddd510ee-9515-4585-b496-f464bcfd83ff/ddd510ee-9515-4585-b496-f464bcfd83ff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>23 - The Flight to Holland. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[23 - The Flight to Holland. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>520</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>24 - America and Safety. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-america-and-safety-a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--67373325</link><description><![CDATA[24 - America and Safety. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67373325</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:36:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67373325/germandeserterswarexperience_24_koettgen_128kb.mp3" length="6758521" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b87f9753-da99-4d32-9036-28779c13d1e1/b87f9753-da99-4d32-9036-28779c13d1e1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b87f9753-da99-4d32-9036-28779c13d1e1/b87f9753-da99-4d32-9036-28779c13d1e1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b87f9753-da99-4d32-9036-28779c13d1e1/b87f9753-da99-4d32-9036-28779c13d1e1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>24 - America and Safety. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[24 - America and Safety. A German Deserter's War Experience by Anonymous.  <br />The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid description of the life of a common German soldier during “The Great War” aroused much interest when it was published in the United States in serial form. Here was a warrior against his will, a hater of militarism for whom there was no romance in war, but only butchery and brutality, grime and vermin, inhuman toil and degradation. His story also contains the first German description of the retreat of the Teutonic armies after the battle of the Marne.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-german-deserter-s-war-experience-by-anonymous--6710022/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>423</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/024fe321567b3300b74ba92b46b269cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
