We were each other's prisoners
Subtitle: an oral history of World War II American and German prisoners of war
By: Lewis H. Carlson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: 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
Description: We Were Each Other's Prisoners is the first book ever to compare the experiences of POWs from both sides of the conflict. 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 moving accounts reveal the terror and anguish of being captured and celebrate the resilience that kept these soldiers alive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258).