Long Hard Road
Subtitle: American POWs During World War II
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781681340579
Subjects: Oral history; Prisoners of war; World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american; World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, german; World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, japanese
Description: Between 1941 and 1945 more than 110,000 American marines, soldiers, airmen, and sailors were taken prisoner by German, Italian, and Japanese forces. Most who fought overseas during World War II weren't prepared for capture, or for the life-altering experiences of incarceration, torture, and camaraderie bred of hardship that followed. Their harrowing story--often overlooked in Greatest Generation narratives--is told here by the POWs themselves