- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd (11 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0850527341
- ISBN-13: 978-0850527346
- Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,007,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Drawing on the memories of the last surviving prisoners of the 1914-1918 war, this book tells the dramatic story of life as a POW in Germany. Stories include the shock of capture on the Western Front, to the grind of daily life in imprisonment in Germany. Veterans recall work in salt mines, punishments, and escape attempts, as well as the torture of starvation and the relief at their eventual release. Vivid stories are told using over 200 photographs and illustrations, almost all never published before.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Well writen. Real in depth review of the facts, Mr Emden has the ability to put across the drama and misery of these times.
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British prisoners in World War One.
6 July 2006
Format:Hardcover
This is surprisely a nice read about British prisoners of war in World War One. All of these men were captured on the Western Front. They relate the hardships of life in a POW camp. The Germans guarding them were hardly better off in terms of food. Food was the one thing all POWs thought about. In terms of physical abuse, the German guards occasionally used their rifle butts for pushing the prisoners along. Some Germans were definitely humane, but others had a cruel streak. These prisoners suffered much, but not as much as the Russians. The British received care packages throughout the war and this relieved the starvation of the German food.
This is a nice read about a little known aspect of the Great War. I am surprised others have not written about this aspect.
There was a lot of good information about Allied POWs in German camps.
This is a nice read about a little known aspect of the Great War. I am surprised others have not written about this aspect.
There was a lot of good information about Allied POWs in German camps.
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