Stalag, U.S.A: The remarkable story of German POWs in America

Name/Title

Stalag, U.S.A: The remarkable story of German POWs in America

Entry/Object ID

978-0690012231

Description

Officially it was called "reeducation" and presented to the POWs as "intellectual diversion"; actually it was indoctrination for democracy and, Gansberg admits, a clear violation of the Geneva Convention's prohibition against "denationalization." Leaving the intriguing legal and moral issues aside, Gansberg delves into previously unmined archives of the Prisoner of War Special Projects Division (POWSPD), to trace the story of the men--German and American--who put together a blitzkrieg of books, films, English-language courses, and lessons in German and American history to inculcate the values of democracy in some 372,000 Germans held in American POW camps.

Cataloged By

Chris Causley

Book Details

Author

Judith Gansberg

Publisher

Thomas Y Crowell Company

Date Published

1977

Time Period

World War Two

Binding

Binding Type

Hardcover or Case Bound

Publication Language

English

ISBN

978-0690012231

Location

Location

Shelf

Library Shelf F6

Room

Library

Category

Library