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From German prisoner of war to American citizen : a social history with 35 interviews / Barbara Schmitter Heisler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]Description: vii, 203 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786473113 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54/7 23
LOC classification:
  • D805.U5 H47 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: " 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"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: New arrivals 2023 | Alumni books 2023
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
single unit book single unit book HAC Library - Holdings of the American Academy in Berlin HAC – 1st floor – Library Room – Open Stacks F (Affiliated) F:D805.U5 H47 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Paperback 2023-7425

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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