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Guests Behind the Barbed Wire: German POWs in America: A True Story of Hope and Friendship - Hardcover

Cook, Ruth Beaumont

 
9781467553926: Guests Behind the Barbed Wire: German POWs in America: A True Story of Hope and Friendship
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1467553921 ISBN 13: 9781467553926
Verlag: RUTH BEAUMONT COOK, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ruth Beaumont Cook is the author of North Across the River. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Verlag
RUTH BEAUMONT COOK
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1467553921
ISBN 13 
9781467553926
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
624
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