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Title: A Little Garrison
A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day

Author: Fritz von der Kyrburg

Translator: Wolf von Schierbrand

Release Date: February 10, 2010 [EBook #31248]

Language: English

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A Little Garrison

A REALISTIC NOVEL _of_ GERMAN ARMY LIFE of TO-DAY

By FRITZ VON DER KYRBURG (Lieutenant Bilse) . _Translated, Edited and
with a Special Introduction by_ WOLF VON SCHIERBRAND Author of
"GERMANY: THE WELDING OF A WORLD POWER," "THE KAISER'S SPEECHES,"
ETC., ETC.

_NEW YORK_ . FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY . _Publishers_

_Copyright, 1904,_

BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY.

_All rights reserved._

This edition published in January, 1904.

THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

Contents

PAGE

INTRODUCTION vii

CHAPTER

I. An Evening Party at Captain Koenig's 1

II. What Happened at the Casino Dance 29

III. The Consequences of a May Bowl 63

IV. The Case of Sergeant Schmitz 80

V. Officers at a Masquerade 140

VI. A Sensational Event stirs the Garrison 161

VII. An Airy Structure Collapses 207

VIII. Changes in the Garrison 264

IX. Resignations are in Order 282

X. Unto This Last 301

Introduction

In his book, _Le Debacle_, Zola shows in a vivid and intelligible
manner the downfall of Napoleon III. and his army, and paints in his
usual matter-of-fact tints the actual condition of the great host led
forth to destruction. He makes us read in the soul of the