Stark Decency: German Prisoners of War in a New England Village - Couverture souple

Koop, Allen V.; Lang, Hartmut

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874514681 ISBN 13 : 9780874514681

Editeur : University Press of New England, 1988

Synopsis

Stark Decency is a window into the events of two vastly different worlds: German combat veterans captured in North Africa and Normandy, and the small New Hampshire logging town which found itself hosting the prison camp. Each side was forced to confront its prejudices and fears, and examine the merits and flaws of its ideology. Then, an astonishing thing happened: in their rural isolation, sharing harsh weather conditions and the pinch of wartime rationing, friendships began to develop. Prisoners and their guards sometimes even worked together to meet the daily pulpwood quotas, and little handmade gifts to the local villagers cemented friendships that continue to this day.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Stark Decency is a window into the events of two vastly different worlds: German combat veterans captured in North Africa and Normandy, and the small New Hampshire logging town which found itself hosting the prison camp. Each side was forced to confront its prejudices and fears, and examine the merits and flaws of its ideology. Then, an astonishing thing happened: in their rural isolation, sharing harsh weather conditions and the pinch of wartime rationing, friendships began to develop. Prisoners and their guards sometimes even worked together to meet the daily pulpwood quotas, and little handmade gifts to the local villagers cemented friendships that continue to this day.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of New England
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874514681
• ISBN 13: 9780874514681
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible