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The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior : A History of Canadian Internment Camp R / Ernest Robert Zimmermann ; Michel S. Beaulieu and David K. Ratz, editors.

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The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior : A History of Canadian Internment Camp R / Ernest Robert Zimmermann ; Michel S. Beaulieu and David K. Ratz, editors.
Author
Zimmermann, Ernest Robert, 1931-2008
Publication
Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, [2015]

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Additional Authors
  • Ratz, David K. (David Karl), 1965-
  • Beaulieu, Michel S.
Description
xxxiii, 346 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Summary
"For 18 months during World War II, the Canadian military interned 1,145 prisoners of war in Red Rock, Ontario (about 100 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay). "Camp R" held an unlikely assortment of German prisoners: Nazis, anti-Nazis, Jews, soldiers, merchant seamen, and refugees whom Britain feared might comprise Hitler's rumoured "fifth column" of alien enemies residing within the Commonwealth. For the first time and in riveting detail, the author illuminates the conditions of one of Canada's forgotten POW camps. Through interviews and meticulous archival research, Zimmermann fleshes out this rich history. Written in an accessible, lively style, The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior will captivate military and political historians as well as non-specialists interested in the history of POWs and internment in Canada."--
Subject
  • Camp "R" (Prisoner of war camp)
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Canadian
  • Prisoner-of-war camps > Red Rock
  • Prisoners of war > Germany > History > 20th century
  • Prisoners of war > Canada > History > 20th century
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Red Rock
  • Red Rock (Ont.) > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface / Ernst Robert Zimmermann -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Situating the Red Rock POW Experience / Michael S. Beaulieu, David K. Ratz, and Ernest Robert Zimmermann -- I. From Welcomed Refugees to "Dangerous Enemy Aliens" -- II. From Mass Internment in Britain to Deportation to Canada -- III. Onward to the New World and Its Old Problems: Helping Britain in Canadian Circumstances -- IV. Getting Ready: Acquisition and Administration of Camp R -- V. Settling In and Sorting Out -- VI. Camp Life at R under Standing Orders -- VII. Issues in Camp Life: Stresses and Opportunities -- VIII. A Canadian Conundrum: Deception, Anti-Semitism, Paterson Mission and Partial Solutions -- IX. Other Aspects of Camp Life: Inspections, First Escapes, Religion, Mail -- X. "The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior" -- XI. Lighter and Darker Aspects of Camp LIfe -- XII. "The End Is Nigh": The Closure of Camp R -- XIII. Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9780888646736 (paperback)
  • 0888646739 (paperback)
  • 9781772120295 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781772120301 (kindle) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781772120318 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2015490018
OCLC
912021413
Owning Institutions
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