| Description |
189 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186) and index. |
| Contents |
The new arrivals -- Prisoner of war arrivals at Camp Perry -- Erie Proving Ground -- Camp Perry encampment -- Camp Perry rules and regulations -- Postal service -- Camp life -- Prisoner of war privileges -- Camp Perry work program -- Camp Perry's branch camps -- Primer of war unhappiness -- Camp Perry newspapers -- Camp Perry area residents' remembrances -- Camp Perry and the Geneva Convention (1929) -- Contamination on the home front -- Camp Perry in review. |
| Summary |
"During World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington. From the start, the camps were a study in contradictions. The Italian prisoners who arrived first charmed locals with their affable, easygoing natures, while their German successors often put on a serious, intractable front. Some local residents fondly recall working alongside the prisoners and reuniting with them later in life. Others held the prisoners in disdain, feeling that they were coddled while natives struggled with day-to-day needs. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and residents, as well as archival research, Dr. Jim Van Keuren delves into the neglected history of Ohio's POW camps"--Back cover. |
| Subject(S) |
Prisoner-of-war camps -- Ohio -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
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Prisoners of war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
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Prisoners of war -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Prisoners of war -- Ohio -- History -- 20th century.
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Camp Perry (Ohio) -- History.
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| Added Title |
World War 2 POW camps in Ohio |
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World War II prisoner of war camps in Ohio |
| ISBN |
9781467141666 (paperback) |
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1467141666 (paperback) |
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