Siberian Prison

by Ernst v Enzmann

Overview

A rare eyewitness account of WW I by an Austrian soldier taken prisoner in the Brusilov offensive. This remarkable story of his service, imprisonment, and escape has now been released for publication. Sometimes humorous, sometimes disturbing, always colorful, this is a must read for anyone who likes source history.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013595392
Publisher:	White Knight Studio
Publication date:	11/13/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	374
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Ernst v Enzmann was born in Austria, one of six siblings, and became a kindergarten and primary school teacher. He was drafted into Franz Josef's army for combat in Serbia, then the eastern Russian front. Taken in 1917 in the Brusilov offensive, he later escaped to Peking, China were he met his wife, a medical missionary from Bath, Maine, USA. Departing impossible China due to Japan's Indus war, also fleeing madhouse Europe, they settled in Cambridge, MA where he gained a PhD at Harvard.