American POWs in World War II: twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan
"These 12 accounts describe hardship, brutality, frostbite, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the release in the words of the soldiers, portraying the Bataan Death March, Wake Island, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and the camps where they watched their comrades in arms suffer and perish....
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Jefferson, N.C.
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| Zusammenfassung: | "These 12 accounts describe hardship, brutality, frostbite, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the release in the words of the soldiers, portraying the Bataan Death March, Wake Island, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and the camps where they watched their comrades in arms suffer and perish. The book also features photographs, maps, camp lists, and POW regulations"--Provided by publisher |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index Gunnery Sergeant Edward Sturgeon, captured while in defense of Wake Island -- Sergeant Alvel L. Stricklin, captured during the Battle of the Bulge -- Technical Sergeant Thomas Harold Boardman, captured during a bombing mission over Germany -- Private Benjamin Dunn, captured on Java Island during the Japanese invasion -- Sergeant William Robert Carr, captured after being shot down on a bombing mission over Germany -- Corporal Kenneth M. Smith, captured during the Battle of the Bulge -- Sergeant Charles Branum, captured during the fall of Bataan -- Technical Sergeant Gordon K. Butts, shot down over Mostar, Yugoslavia, during an air raid -- Staff Sergeant Edwin Douglass, Jr., captured in Nancy, France -- Corporal Ralph L. Lape, Sr., captured during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines -- Lieutenant Thomas J. Hart, captured during an offensive in Burma after being left for dead -- Staff Sergeant R.L. Hulsey, captured after being shot down over Solingen, Germany -- Appendix A. Japanese prisoner of war camps, 1941-1945 -- Appendix B. Locations of German prison camps -- Appendix C. German regulations concerning prisoners of war |
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Acknowledgments
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vii
Introduction
..........................................1
1.
Gunnery Sergeant Edward Sturgeon
Captured While in Defense of Wake Island
............7
2.
Sergeant
Alvei
L.
Stricklin
Captured During the Battle of the Bulge
.............29
3.
Technical Sergeant Thomas Harold
Boardman
Captured During a Bombing Mission
Over Germany
..............................37
4.
Private Benjamin Dunn
Captured on Java Island During the
Japanese Invasion
............................44
5.
Sergeant William Robert Carr
Captured After Being Shot Down on a
Bombing Mission Over Germany
.................70
6.
Corporal Kenneth M. Smith
Captured During the
Baule
of the Bulge
.............79
7.
Sergeant Charles Branum
Captured During the Fall ofBataan
................94
8.
Technical Sergeant Gordon K. Butts
Shot Down Over
Mostar,
Yugoslavia,
During an Air Raid
.........................112
9.
Staff Sergeant Edwin Douglass, Jr.
Captured in Nancy, France
......................130
Contents
10.
Corporal
Ralph
L.
Lape,
Sr.
Captured During the Japanese Invasion
of the Philippines
...........................143
11.
Lieutenant Thomas J. Hart
Captured During an Offensive in Burma
After Being Left for Dead
.....................155
12.
Staff Sergeant R. L. Hulsey
Captured After Being Shot Down
Over
Solingen,
Germany
......................170
Appendix A. Japanese Prisoner of War Camps,
1941-1945.....179
Appendix B. Locations of German Prison Camps
...........190
Appendix C. German Regulations Concerning
Prisoners of War
................................193
Index
.............................................223
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| spelling | Spiller, Harry 1945- Verfasser (DE-588)101199108X aut American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan Harry Spiller American prisoners of war in World War Two Jefferson, N.C. McFarland 2009 X, 233 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index Gunnery Sergeant Edward Sturgeon, captured while in defense of Wake Island -- Sergeant Alvel L. Stricklin, captured during the Battle of the Bulge -- Technical Sergeant Thomas Harold Boardman, captured during a bombing mission over Germany -- Private Benjamin Dunn, captured on Java Island during the Japanese invasion -- Sergeant William Robert Carr, captured after being shot down on a bombing mission over Germany -- Corporal Kenneth M. Smith, captured during the Battle of the Bulge -- Sergeant Charles Branum, captured during the fall of Bataan -- Technical Sergeant Gordon K. Butts, shot down over Mostar, Yugoslavia, during an air raid -- Staff Sergeant Edwin Douglass, Jr., captured in Nancy, France -- Corporal Ralph L. Lape, Sr., captured during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines -- Lieutenant Thomas J. Hart, captured during an offensive in Burma after being left for dead -- Staff Sergeant R.L. Hulsey, captured after being shot down over Solingen, Germany -- Appendix A. Japanese prisoner of war camps, 1941-1945 -- Appendix B. Locations of German prison camps -- Appendix C. German regulations concerning prisoners of war "These 12 accounts describe hardship, brutality, frostbite, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the release in the words of the soldiers, portraying the Bataan Death March, Wake Island, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and the camps where they watched their comrades in arms suffer and perish. The book also features photographs, maps, camp lists, and POW regulations"--Provided by publisher Prisoners of war / United States / Biography Prisoners of war / Germany / Biography Prisoners of war / Japan / Biography World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, Japanese World War, 1939-1945 / Personal narratives, American Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Prisoners of war Germany Biography Prisoners of war Japan Biography Prisoners of war United States Biography World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland USA Japan (DE-588)4028495-5 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content (DE-588)4133254-4 Erlebnisbericht gnd-content Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 g Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 s Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s DE-604 Japan (DE-588)4028495-5 g Digitalisierung BSBMuenchen application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017316410&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Spiller, Harry 1945- American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan Prisoners of war / United States / Biography Prisoners of war / Germany / Biography Prisoners of war / Japan / Biography World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, Japanese World War, 1939-1945 / Personal narratives, American Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Prisoners of war Germany Biography Prisoners of war Japan Biography Prisoners of war United States Biography World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 gnd |
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| title | American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan |
| title_alt | American prisoners of war in World War Two |
| title_auth | American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan |
| title_exact_search | American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan |
| title_full | American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan Harry Spiller |
| title_fullStr | American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan Harry Spiller |
| title_full_unstemmed | American POWs in World War II twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan Harry Spiller |
| title_short | American POWs in World War II |
| title_sort | american pows in world war ii twelve personal accounts of captivity by germany and japan |
| title_sub | twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan |
| topic | Prisoners of war / United States / Biography Prisoners of war / Germany / Biography Prisoners of war / Japan / Biography World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, Japanese World War, 1939-1945 / Personal narratives, American Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Prisoners of war Germany Biography Prisoners of war Japan Biography Prisoners of war United States Biography World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 gnd |
| topic_facet | Prisoners of war / United States / Biography Prisoners of war / Germany / Biography Prisoners of war / Japan / Biography World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, Japanese World War, 1939-1945 / Personal narratives, American Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Prisoners of war Germany Biography Prisoners of war Japan Biography Prisoners of war United States Biography World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Zweiter Weltkrieg Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener Deutschland USA Japan Biografie Erlebnisbericht |
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