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

By: Material type: TextPublisher: 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)
  • 0786473118 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D 805 .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.
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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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