LEADER 04520nam 2200769Ia 450 001 9910960700603321 005 20251116230619.0 010 $a9786612740862 010 $a9781282740860 010 $a1282740865 010 $a9780774853095 010 $a0774853093 035 $a(CKB)1000000000520997 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000382415 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11230950 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000382415 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10392639 035 $a(PQKB)11220307 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00326748 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404344 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412128 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141238 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL274086 035 $a(OCoLC)923441443 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/hj8bf2 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/404344 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412128 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245734 035 $a(BIP)12684777 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000520997 100 $a20050907d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrisoners of the home front $eGerman POWs and "enemy aliens" in southern Quebec, 1940-46 /$fMartin F. Auger 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc2005 215 $axii, 227 p. ;$d24 cm 225 1 $aStudies in Canadian military history,$x14996251 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9780774812238 311 08$a0774812230 311 08$a9780774812245 311 08$a0774812249 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references: p. [209]-221. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 A History of Internment -- 2 Organizing and Developing Southern Quebec's Internment Operation -- 3 Life behind Barbed Wire -- 4 Labour Projects -- 5 Educational Programs -- 6 Canada's Internment Experience: A Home Front Victory -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. 330 $aLittle is known of the internment of German prisoners of war, civilians and merchant seamen on Canadian soil during the Second World War. In the midst of the most destructive conflict in human history, almost 40,000 Germans were detained in twenty-five permanent internment camps and dozens of smaller work camps located across Canada. Five of these permanent camps were located on the southern shores of the St. Lawrence River at Farnham, Grande Ligne, Ile-aux-Noix, Sherbrooke, and Sorel in the province of Quebec. Martin Auger's book provides a fascinating insight into the internment operation in southern Quebec. The study examines the organization and day-to-day affairs of internment camps, and offers an in-depth analysis of the experience of the German prisoners who inhabited these camps. The author shows how the pressures of internment, such as restricted mobility, sexual deprivation, social alienation, and the lack of material comfort created important psychological and physical strains on inmates. In response, Canadian authorities introduced labour projects and educational programs to uphold morale, to thwart internal turmoil, and to prevent escapes. These initiatives also aimed to expose German prisoners to the values of a democratic society and prepare their postwar reintegration. The author concludes that Canada abided with the provisions of the Geneva Convention, and that its treatment of German prisoners was humane. Prisoners of the Home Front sheds light on life behind Canadian barbed wire. The study fills an important void in our knowledge of the Canadian home front during the Second World War and furthers our understanding of the human experience in times of war. 410 0$aStudies in Canadian military history. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons, Canadian 606 $aPrisoners of war$zGermany 606 $aPrisoners of war$zCanada 606 $aInternment camps$zQuebec (Province)$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons, Canadian. 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aInternment camps$xHistory 676 $a940.54/7271 700 $aAuger$b Martin F.$f1974-$01866865 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960700603321 996 $aPrisoners of the home front$94474332 997 $aUNINA