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We were each other's prisoners : an oral history of World War II American and German prisoners of war
- Title
- We were each other's prisoners : an oral history of World War II American and German prisoners of war / Lewis H. Carlson.
- Author
- Carlson, Lewis H.
- Publication
- New York : Basic Books, ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D805.U5 C29 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxvii, 258 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits; 25 cm
- Summary
- This book compares the experiences of POWs from both sides of World War II. Based on over 150 interviews with surviving prisoners, Lewis Carlson brings the stories of these men to life, the memories as vivid as if the events occurred just yesterday. From the anti-Nazi German soldier who tried desperately to surrender rather than fight for Hitler, to the U.S. prisoner who thrice escaped his German captors -- the last time to join Russian troops in the Battle of Berlin -- to the Jewish-American prisoner who was shipped to a slave labor camp, these accounts reveal the terror and anguish of being captured and celebrate the resilience that kept these soldiers alive.
- Subject
- 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German
- Prisoners of war > United States
- Prisoners of war > Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, German
- Oral history
- Oral history
- Prisoners of war
- Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener
- Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Deutscher Kriegsgefangener
- Krijgsgevangenen
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Amerikanen
- Duitsers
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Germany
- United States
- Deutschland
- USA
- Genre/Form
- Oral history.
- oral histories (literary works)
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives – American
- Personal narratives – German
- Oral histories.
- Histoires orales.
- Erlebnisbericht.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258).
- Contents
- Soldiers and prisoners -- Captured! -- Life in the bag -- Escape! -- German political battles in American prison camps -- American Sonder prisoners -- Liberation and repatriation -- Legacy.
- ISBN
- 9780465091232
- 0465091237
- 9780465091201
- 0465091202
- LCCN
- 96039116
- OCLC
- ocm35686103
- 35686103
- SCSB-365721
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library