More than 170,000 British prisoners of war (POWs) were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Guests of the Third Reich will provide an overview of what daily life was like for prisoners, from staging theatre productions to keep morale up to working allotments and planning audacious escape attempts.
ISBN-13: 9781912423064
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Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Hostages and Hostage-Taking in Civil War West Virginia
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