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

Koop, Allen V.; Lang, Hartmut

 
9780874514681: Stark Decency: German Prisoners of War in a New England Village
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0874514681 ISBN 13: 9780874514681
Verlag: Dartmouth College Press, 1988

Inhaltsangabe

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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Críticas

"A well-written book, that is highly recommended, not only for New Hampshire history buffs, but for anyone interested in seeing how the most terrible of times managed to bring out the best in the human spirit."-- "New Hampshire Sunday News" A well-written book, that is highly recommended, not only for New Hampshire history buffs, but for anyone interested in seeing how the most terrible of times managed to bring out the best in the human spirit. New Hampshire Sunday News"

Reseña del editor

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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Verlag
Dartmouth College Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1988
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0874514681
ISBN 13 
9780874514681
Einband
Tapa blanda
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
150
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