Publication

1997 - Basic Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

64,500 words, Guess

Page Count

258 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Goodreads3529864
  • LibraryThing607929
  • AmazonB000GTNWFK
  • Better World BooksBWBM31725604

Classifications

  • DDC940.54/7243
  • LCCD805.U5 C29 1997

Description

We Were Each Other's Prisoners is the first book ever to compare the experiences of POWs from both sides of the conflict. Based on over 150 interviews with surviving prisoners, Lewis Carlson brings the stories of these men to life, the memories as vivid as if the events occurred just yesterday. From the anti-Nazi German soldier who tried desperately to surrender rather than fight for Hitler, to the U.S. prisoner who thrice escaped his German captors - the last time to join Russian troops in the Battle of Berlin - to the Jewish-American prisoner who was shipped to a slave labor camp, these moving accounts reveal the terror and anguish of being captured and celebrate the resilience that kept these soldiers alive.

First Sentence

THE TWO LENGTHY NARRATIVES in this chapter are intended to introduce the reader to many of the experiences and themes that will be isolated and examined in greater depth in subsequent chapters.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • We were each other's prisoners: an oral history of World War II American and German prisoners of warBasic Books1997-01-01

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