Our author and his comrades march further into Belgium. They participate in their first firefight, and encounter the first refugees. He describes the carnage he sees around them, and also recounts the destruction of the fortress at Liege at the hands of Big Bertha.

*warning, contains graphic descriptions of violence*

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The Text: A German Deserter's War Experience - Chapter II: Fighting In Belgium

Comedian Jessica Joelle Pigeau joins me this week! This chapter of our primary source was pretty damn dark, so consider this a content warning. I got pretty bummed out after we had this discussion, so get some cat memes or some warm cookies ready or something. It's hard, but it's also history, and it's real, so, let's unpack this sh*t

Our author talks about the Siege of Liege *the big guns*, some pretty intense fighting, and we talk about that all that stuff too, as well as the pace of change in society, the Russo Japanese War, and what to do in a shooting. (hit the ground)

The Analysis: A German Deserter's War Experience - Chapter II: Fighting In Belgium

In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.
The Primary Sources History Podcast is for anyone who likes history; those with academic or research backgrounds, and those without. The aim is to encourage more folks to engage with primary sources as a way of understanding history

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