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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
3
Summary of Lieutenant Pat O'Brien's escape narrative from World War I. He details enlistment in the Royal Flying Corps, gunfights with German aircraft, capture and imprisonment, escape schemes, perilous treks through Germany and Belgium, aid from locals, and eventual steps toward Holland.
The narrator hides in a Belgian house as German forces occupy the street. He endures hunger, scavenges scraps, observes soldiers from a keyhole, and contemplates escape through a wine cellar after a tense German search. He reflects on German preparedness, dogged discipline, and Belgians’ resilience while plotting a move toward the frontier.
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