Lone Star Stalag : German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne.
Waters, Michael R.
Lone Star Stalag : German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (285 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword WITHIN THE LASTDECADES -- Preface I HAVE LONG HAD A STRONG INTEREST -- LONE STAR STALAG -- CHAPTER 1 The Prisoners Arrive at Camp Hearne -- LARGE NUMBERS OF AXIS SOLDIERS -- CHAPTER 2 Life at Camp Hearne -- EACH OF CAMP HEARNE'S -- CHAPTER 3 Problems at the Camp -- DURING THE COURSE OF ITS OPERATION, -- CHAPTER 4 The Final Months -- IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR, -- CHAPTER 5 Camp Hearne Artifacts -- OVER FOURTEEN HUNDRED ARTIFACTS -- CHAPTER 6 Fountains, Statues, and Buildings -- THE FIRST PART OF THIS CHAPTER -- CHAPTER 7 Legacy -- IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF -- Works Cited -- Index.
Camp Hearne, located on the outskirts of rural Hearne, Texas, was one of the first and largest German prisoner-of-war camps in the United States. Drawing on historical accounts; an archaeological study of the site; and the recollections of surviving POWs, guards, and local residents, Waters and his research team construct a detailed description of life in the camp.
9781603445535
Camp Hearne -- History.
Camp Hearne -- Management.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
Prisoners of war -- Germany.
Prisoners of war -- United States.
Electronic books.
D805.5.C365 -- W38 2004eb
940.54/72764239
Lone Star Stalag : German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (285 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword WITHIN THE LASTDECADES -- Preface I HAVE LONG HAD A STRONG INTEREST -- LONE STAR STALAG -- CHAPTER 1 The Prisoners Arrive at Camp Hearne -- LARGE NUMBERS OF AXIS SOLDIERS -- CHAPTER 2 Life at Camp Hearne -- EACH OF CAMP HEARNE'S -- CHAPTER 3 Problems at the Camp -- DURING THE COURSE OF ITS OPERATION, -- CHAPTER 4 The Final Months -- IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR, -- CHAPTER 5 Camp Hearne Artifacts -- OVER FOURTEEN HUNDRED ARTIFACTS -- CHAPTER 6 Fountains, Statues, and Buildings -- THE FIRST PART OF THIS CHAPTER -- CHAPTER 7 Legacy -- IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF -- Works Cited -- Index.
Camp Hearne, located on the outskirts of rural Hearne, Texas, was one of the first and largest German prisoner-of-war camps in the United States. Drawing on historical accounts; an archaeological study of the site; and the recollections of surviving POWs, guards, and local residents, Waters and his research team construct a detailed description of life in the camp.
9781603445535
Camp Hearne -- History.
Camp Hearne -- Management.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
Prisoners of war -- Germany.
Prisoners of war -- United States.
Electronic books.
D805.5.C365 -- W38 2004eb
940.54/72764239