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From German prisoner of war to American citizen : a social history with 35 interviews / Barbara Schmitter Heisler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heisler, Barbara Schmitter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Prisoners of war--United States--Interviews.
- Prisoners of war.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Interviews.
- Germans--United States.
- Germans.
- Immigrants.
- United States.
- Immigrants--United States--Interviews.
- Germany.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 203 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- " Drawing on archival sources and in-depth interviews with 35 former prisoners who immigrated, the book outlines the conditions and circumstances that defined their unusual experiences and traces their journeys from captive enemies to American citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Germans are coming
- An astonishing introduction: thirty-five POWs experience America
- Repatriation to Germany and return to America
- Pathways to immigration: from German prisoner of war to American citizen
- Prisoners of war and international migration.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786473113
- 0786473118
- OCLC:
- 810120284
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