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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimmermann, Ernest Robert, 1931-2008, author.

Contributor:

Beaulieu, Michel S., editor.

Ratz, David K. (David Karl), 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internment Camp R (Red Rock, Ont.).

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Canadian.

World War, 1939-1945.

Prisoner-of-war camps--Ontario--Red Rock.

Prisoner-of-war camps.

Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century.

Prisoners of war.

Prisoners of war--Canada--History--20th century.

Red Rock (Ont.)--History--20th century.

Red Rock (Ont.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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. Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-77212-031-6

1-77212-029-4

OCLC:

945609652