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"Two brothers, Laust and Peter, grow up poor but happy in the Danish countryside. Both boys fall in love with the adorable Inge, a local proprietor's daughter, who in turns loves Peter for his sens...

"Two brothers, Laust and Peter, grow up poor but happy in the Danish countryside. Both boys fall in love with the adorable Inge, a local proprietor's daughter, who in turns loves Peter for his sensitivity and intellect, and Laust for his strength and drive. Following victories in the First Schleswig-Holstein War of 1848-50 and in utter disregard of a treaty signed with the major powers of Europe, Denmark's political powers spark a second War. Peter and Laust, whose own father died from wounds caused by a German bullet in 1850, quickly volunteer for the army. 150 years later the maladjusted Claudia inhabits the same area. Forced to accept a job as an aide for the 100-year-old Baron at the manor, Claudia discovers Inge's forgotten diary, a tale of thousands of young men that sacrificed their lives in a pointless war."--Container.

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