From German prisoner of war to American citizen : a social history with 35 interviews /
Heisler, Barbara Schmitter
From German prisoner of war to American citizen : a social history with 35 interviews / Barbara Schmitter Heisler. - vii, 203 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Germans are coming -- An astonishing introduction: thirty-five POWs experience America -- Repatriation to Germany and return to America -- Pathways to immigration: from German prisoner of war to American citizen -- Prisoners of war and international migration.
" Drawing on archival sources and in-depth interviews with 35 former prisoners who immigrated, the book outlines the conditions and circumstances that defined their unusual experiences and traces their journeys from captive enemies to American citizens"--
9780786473113 (softcover : alk. paper)
2013026684
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American.
Prisoners of war--United States--Interviews.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Interviews.
Germans--United States.
Immigrants--United States--Interviews.
Fellow Berlin Prize Fellow Class of Spring 1999
D805.U5 / H47 2013
940.54/7
From German prisoner of war to American citizen : a social history with 35 interviews / Barbara Schmitter Heisler. - vii, 203 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Germans are coming -- An astonishing introduction: thirty-five POWs experience America -- Repatriation to Germany and return to America -- Pathways to immigration: from German prisoner of war to American citizen -- Prisoners of war and international migration.
" Drawing on archival sources and in-depth interviews with 35 former prisoners who immigrated, the book outlines the conditions and circumstances that defined their unusual experiences and traces their journeys from captive enemies to American citizens"--
9780786473113 (softcover : alk. paper)
2013026684
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American.
Prisoners of war--United States--Interviews.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Interviews.
Germans--United States.
Immigrants--United States--Interviews.
Fellow Berlin Prize Fellow Class of Spring 1999
D805.U5 / H47 2013
940.54/7