Enemies: World War II Alien Internment - Couverture souple

Christgau, John

 
9780803228061: Enemies: World War II Alien Internment
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ISBN 10 : 0803228066 ISBN 13 : 9780803228061
Editeur : Bison Books, 2009

Synopsis

They were called aliens and enemies. But the World War II internees John Christgau writes about were in fact ordinary people victimized by the politics of a global war. The Alien Enemy Control Program in America was born with the United States's declaration of war on Japan, Germany, and Italy and lasted until 1948. In all, 31,275 "enemy aliens" were imprisoned in camps like the one described in this book-Fort Lincoln, just south of Bismarck, North Dakota. In animated and suspenseful prose, Christgau tells the stories of several individuals whose experiences are representative of those at Fort Lincoln. The subjects' lives before and after capture-presented in five case studies-tell of encroaching bitterness and sorrow. Christgau based his accounts on voluminous and previously untouched National Archives and FBI documents in addition to letters, diaries, and interviews with his subjects. Christgau's afterword for this Bison Books edition relates additional stories of World War II alien restriction, detention, and internment that surfaced after this book was originally published, and he draws parallels between the alien internment of World War II and events in this country since September 11, 2001. John Christgau is the author of numerous books, including Kokomo Joe (Nebraska 2009), The Gambler and the Bug Boy (Nebraska 2007), and The Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball, available in a Bison Books edition.

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À propos de l?auteur

John Christgau (1934-2018) is the author of numerous books, including Kokomo Joe (Nebraska 2009), The Gambler and the Bug Boy (Nebraska 2007), and The Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball, available in a Bison Books edition.

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Éditeur
Bison Books
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0803228066
ISBN 13 
9780803228061
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0595179150 ISBN 13 :  9780595179152
Editeur : iUniverse, 2001
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