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

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Author: Lang, Hartmut

Brand: University Press of New England

Edition: 1

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 150

Release Date: 01-08-1988

Details: 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.

EAN: 9780874514681

Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches

Languages: English

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

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    Description

    Author: Lang, Hartmut

    Brand: University Press of New England

    Edition: 1

    Binding: paperback

    Number Of Pages: 150

    Release Date: 01-08-1988

    Details: 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.

    EAN: 9780874514681

    Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches

    Languages: English

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