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Author : Allen V. Koop
Release : 2000-09-26
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 006/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Stark Decency by : Allen V. Koop
Download or read book Stark Decency written by Allen V. Koop. This book was released on 2000-09-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative history of a World War II German POW camp in New Hampshire, where friendships among prisoners, guards, and villagers overcame the bitter divisions of war
Author : Allen V. Koop
Release : 1988
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Stark Decency by : Allen V. Koop
Download or read book Stark Decency written by Allen V. Koop. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative history of a World War II German POW camp in New Hampshire, where friendships among prisoners, guards, and villagers overcame the bitter divisions of war.
Author : Antonio S. Thompson
Release : 2024-01-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 686/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Axis Prisoners of War in Kentucky by : Antonio S. Thompson
Download or read book Axis Prisoners of War in Kentucky written by Antonio S. Thompson. This book was released on 2024-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, Kentuckians rushed from farms to factories and battlefields, leaving agriculture throughout the state--particularly the lucrative tobacco industry--without sufficient labor. An influx of Axis prisoners of war made up the shortfall. Nearly 10,000 German and Italian POWs were housed in camps at Campbell, Breckinridge, Knox and other locations across the state. Under the Geneva Convention, they worked for their captors and helped save Kentucky's crops, while enjoying relative comfort as prisoners--playing sports, performing musicals and taking college classes. Yet, friction between Nazi and anti-Nazi inmates threatened the success of the program. This book chronicles the POW program in Kentucky and the vital contributions the Bluegrass State made to Allied victory.
Author : Barbara Schmitter Heisler
Release : 2014-11-29
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 115/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen by : Barbara Schmitter Heisler
Download or read book From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen written by Barbara Schmitter Heisler. This book was released on 2014-11-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the many German immigrants to the United States over the years, one group is unusual: former prisoners of war who had spent between one and three years on American soil and who returned voluntarily as immigrants after the war. Drawing on archival sources and in-depth interviews with 35 former prisoners who made the return, the book outlines the conditions that defined their unusual experiences and traces their journeys from captive enemies to American citizens. Although the respondents came from different backgrounds, and arrived in America at different times between 1943 and 1945, their experiences as prisoners of war not only left an indelible impression, they also provided them with opportunities and resources that helped them leave Germany behind and return to the place "where we had the good life."
Author : Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker & Jason Wetzel
Release : 2019
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 076/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Georgia POW Camps in World War II by : Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker & Jason Wetzel
Download or read book Georgia POW Camps in World War II written by Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker & Jason Wetzel. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, many Georgians witnessed the enemy in their backyards. More than twelve thousand German and Italian prisoners captured in far-off battlefields were sent to POW camps in Georgia. With large base camps located from Camp Wheeler in Macon and Camp Stewart in Savannah to smaller camps throughout the state, prisoner reeducation and work programs evoked different reactions to the enemy. There was even a POW work detail of forty German soldiers at Augusta National Golf Course, which was changed from a temporary cow pasture to the splendid golf course we know today. Join author and historian Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker and coauthor Jason Wetzel as they explore the daily lives of POWs in Georgia and the lasting impact they had on the Peach State.
