{"product_id":"venlo-in-de-eerste-wereldoorlog-willem-kurstjens","title":"Venlo in the First World War - Willem Kurstjens","description":"\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMobilization:\u003c\/b\u003e Immediately in August 1914, thousands of Dutch soldiers had to be called to arms to guard the borders. Venlo, as an important border and garrison city, was flooded with military personnel. The cover beautifully illustrates this with a colored historical postcard of a mobilized Dutch soldier, titled \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"348\"\u003e\"Greetings from Venlo\"\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe refugee flow:\u003c\/b\u003e When the German army invaded neighboring Belgium, hundreds of thousands of Belgians fled across the border. Venlo faced an enormous reception crisis, with trains full of exhausted civilians and military personnel arriving who needed to be housed and cared for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBorder control and smuggling:\u003c\/b\u003e Because Venlo is right on the German border, daily life changed drastically. Strict military border surveillance was introduced. Due to the scarcity of goods in Germany, border smuggling (of foodstuffs and fuel, among other things) thrived among the local population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eScarce times:\u003c\/b\u003e The book highlights how the civilian population of Venlo faced distribution, rationing (ration cards), scarcity, and the economic consequences of a Europe engulfed in war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Boekenplein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46087150075961,"sku":"WEB010\/1\/BW","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7476\/4601\/files\/boek35_76528439-f68b-410b-9965-e553df2db62d.jpg?v=1782385146","url":"https:\/\/boeken-plein.nl\/en\/products\/venlo-in-de-eerste-wereldoorlog-willem-kurstjens","provider":"Boekenplein","version":"1.0","type":"link"}