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The Fort McClellan POW Camp : German Prisoners in Alabama, 1943-1946
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"The POW Camp at Fort McClellan, Alabama, was one of hundreds of American containment centers built to hold the hundreds of thousands of German prisoners captured during World War II. The camp's we...
"The POW Camp at Fort McClellan, Alabama, was one of hundreds of American containment centers built to hold the hundreds of thousands of German prisoners captured during World War II. The camp's well maintained and humane facilities gained it a reputation as a "model camp.""--
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- Creator
- Jack Shay
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- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Physical Details
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- vii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781476662350, 1476662355, 9781476622279
- OCLC
- ocn908375501
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-243) and index.
- Some World War II background -- Anniston and Fort McClellan -- First arrivals in the POW camp -- Descriptions of the POW camp -- Life in the POW camp -- The POWs: who were they? -- POW work details -- The artistry of the POW -- P.O.W. OASE; the camp newspaper -- Negative aspects -- The American military camp -- Life in the American military camp -- Civilian lodging for the Americans -- Interaction between captives and captors -- Vendettas among the victuals -- Signal moments at McClellan -- The closing of the camp -- Friendships forged: postwar correspondence -- The POW cemetery -- Remembering the Fort McClellan POW camp -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The Alfred Arens reminiscence -- Appendix B: The Erhard Eifler reminiscence -- Appendix C: The Rita Wells memoir