Hitler's soldiers in the Sunshine State : German POW's in Florida

Name/Title

Hitler's soldiers in the Sunshine State : German POW's in Florida

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.2261

Description

xix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. "In the first book-length treatment of the German prison-of-war experience in Florida during World war II, ... tells the story of the 10,000 men who were "guests" of Uncle Sam in a tripical paradise that for some became a tropical hell. Concentrating especially on the story of Camp Blanding in North Florida, Billinger based his research on both American and German archives. His account mixes rare photos with interviews with former prisoners; reports by the Red Cross, the YMCA and the US military; and local newspaper articles." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American., Prisoners of war -- Germany., Prisoners of war -- Florida., Florida -- History, Military.

Publication Details

Author

Billinger, Robert D., Jr., 1944-

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Gainesville, FL

Call No.

D 805 .U5 B55 2000

ISBN

0813017408

LCCN

99031274