Long Hard Road
Title | Long Hard Road PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Saylor |
Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2008-10-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0873516818 |
Scores of WWII POWs offer lessons of wartime as they remember the terror and hardship of their days in captivity.
Prisoners of the Empire
Title | Prisoners of the Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Kovner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2020-09-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 067473761X |
Many Allied POWs in the Pacific theater of World War II suffered terribly. But abuse wasn't a matter of Japanese policy, as is commonly assumed. Sarah Kovner shows poorly trained guards and rogue commanders inflicted the most horrific damage. Camps close to centers of imperial power tended to be less violent, and many POWs died from friendly fire.
The Enemy Among Us
Title | The Enemy Among Us PDF eBook |
Author | David Fiedler |
Publisher | Missouri History Museum |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781883982492 |
"For residents of the mostly small towns where these camps were located, the arrival of enemy POWs engendered a range of emotions - first fear and apprehension, then curiosity, and finally, in many cases, a feeling of fondness for the men they had come to know and like."--BOOK JACKET.
Nebraska POW Camps
Title | Nebraska POW Camps PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Amateis Marsh |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2014-04-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625849559 |
During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human. And while their stay was not entirely free from conflict, many former captives returned to the Cornhusker State to begin new lives after the cessation of hostilities. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and Nebraska residents, as well as archival research, Melissa Marsh delves into the neglected history of Nebraska's POW camps.
Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II
Title | Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Archives and Records Administration |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Prisoners of war |
ISBN |
Guests Behind the Barbed Wire
Title | Guests Behind the Barbed Wire PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Beaumont Cook |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-11 |
Genre | Aliceville (Ala.) |
ISBN | 9781467553926 |
Chronicling a lesser-known aspect of World War II, this glimpse into secret history re-creates the world of Aliceville, Alabama, during the war, when as many as 6,000 German prisoners-of-war (POWs) and 1,000 military police guards set up camp and stayed for almost three years. It discusses how the residents of Aliceville helped build, operate, and supply the camp, as well as become inextricably intertwined with camp life and the soldiers being held there. Uncovering what being treated well by the enemy meant in the lives of these POWs, this relevant and fascinating story investigates the nature of war and the principles of human dignity in the midst of America's seemingly unending war on terror, which has brought "Geneva Convention" back into common vocabulary along with questions about what is appropriate treatment of enemies and how future generations are affected by such treatment.
Prisoners of Nazis
Title | Prisoners of Nazis PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Spiller |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2015-09-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1476605939 |
The Nazis called them Kriegsgefangen, a term that the prisoners of war shortened to "Kriegie." The nickname hid the reality for the nearly seven million POWs who were placed in the German camps during World War II. These men consistently faced food shortages, medical needs were often ignored, barracks were barely heated, and personal hygiene was nearly impossible. Conditions depended on the soldiers who controlled the camp. Regular army guards might withhold clothing and food, but generally did not physically abuse the prisoners. The SS troops administered beatings, torture and murders. In this work, 19 POWs provide a vivid and often poignant look at their treatment by the Germans. The soldiers range from those captured in the D-Day invasion to B-17 crew members shot down during bombing raids.