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Autore: | Mackenzie S. P |
Titolo: | The Colditz myth : British and Commonwealth prisoners of war in Nazi Germany / / S.P. MacKenzie |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
Disciplina: | 940.54 |
940.54/7243212 | |
940.547243212 | |
940.547243 | |
Soggetto topico: | World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, German |
Prisoners of war - Germany - History - 20th century | |
Prisoners of war - Great Britain - History - 20th century | |
Note generali: | Originally published: 2004. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Map; Introduction: The Colditz Phenomenon; 1. Capture and Interrogation; 2. Transit and Processing; 3. Compounds and Commandants; 4. Leaders and Followers; 5. Body and Soul; 6. Work and Play; 7. Reprisals and Rewards; 8. Allies and Aliens; 9. Patriots and Traitors; 10. Abiding and Escaping; 11. Exodus and Liberation; 12. Repatriation and Adjustment; Conclusion: Farewell to Colditz?; Note on Sources; Select 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; Z |
Sommario/riassunto: | For most prisoners of war in Nazi Germany, the experience of captivity was very different from the dramatic and exciting picture still commonly associated with Colditz. Drawing on first-hand accounts by hundreds of British and Commonwealth ex-POWs, along with thousands of official documents, S. P. Mackenzie goes beyond the popular mythology to present a vivid portrait of what it was really like to be a 'Kriegie'. Featuring the voices of the men themselves, The Colditz Myth explores both the triumphs and the trials and tribulations of POW life inside the Third Reich. - ;Though only one among hu |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Colditz myth |
ISBN: | 1-280-75242-4 |
0-19-151398-9 | |
1-4294-5933-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910820935003321 |
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