In this thoroughly researched and engaging account, Slaughter brings the reader into the experience of WWII POWs in America, Canada, and abroad. Fueled by his childhood experience of observing German POWs at Camp Owosso in Michigan, this fascination led Slaughter to write several novels featuring POW storylines set during WWII and this nonfiction account of what it was like for POWs during the war.
Filled with historical photos, quotes from historical figures, and tons of details, you'll learn more about the WWII POW experience than any history book has told you. Though most are aware of how the attack on Pearl Harbor drew America into WWII, they might not know how the United States was asked to take custody of 50,000 prisoners that the British could not house or watch over or how quickly prison camps were established or built. Even America's hotels stepped up to help the war effort.
Slaughter shares their daily routines, recreational activities, and how these POWs reacted to life in America. He shares how American citizens of certain descent were rounded up and imprisoned during the war and also discusses harrowing escapes. The author also discusses Nazi concentration and extermination camps and POWs in Axis camps. There is also a section where Americans recall POWs in the United States during the war. Numerous appendices provide additional information.
If you want to learn more about this overlooked WWII experience, I encourage you to read WWII POWs in America and Abroad, Without any kind of judgement or expressions of opinions, Slaughter gives you a hearty glimpse into how POWs lived and survived during this period in history.
Highly recommended.
- Publisher : Fletcher House (October 4, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1733802134
- ISBN-13 : 978-1733802130
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