- Summary
- "The POW Camp at Fort McClellan, Alabama, was one of hundreds of American containment centers built to hold the hundreds of thousands of German prisoners captured during World War II. The camp's well maintained and humane facilities gained it a reputation as a "model camp.""-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Fort McClellan prisoner of war camp, German prisoners in Alabama, 1943-1946
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Shay, Jack Edward, author.
- Published
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Locale
- Fort McClellan (Ala.)
Alabama
Fort McClellan
Germany
- Contents
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Some World War II background
Anniston and Fort McClellan
First arrivals in the POW camp
Descriptions of the POW camp
Life in the POW camp
The POWs: who were they?
POW work details
The artistry of the POW
P.O.W. OASE; the camp newspaper
Negative aspects
The American military camp
Life in the American military camp
Civilian lodging for the Americans
Interaction between captives and captors
Vendettas among the victuals
Signal moments at McClellan
The closing of the camp
Friendships forged: postwar correspondence
The POW cemetery
Remembering the Fort McClellan POW camp
Epilogue
Appendix A: The Alfred Arens reminiscence
Appendix B: The Erhard Eifler reminiscence
Appendix C: The Rita Wells memoir.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-243) and index.
Some World War II background -- Anniston and Fort McClellan -- First arrivals in the POW camp -- Descriptions of the POW camp -- Life in the POW camp -- The POWs: who were they? -- POW work details -- The artistry of the POW -- P.O.W. OASE; the camp newspaper -- Negative aspects -- The American military camp -- Life in the American military camp -- Civilian lodging for the Americans -- Interaction between captives and captors -- Vendettas among the victuals -- Signal moments at McClellan -- The closing of the camp -- Friendships forged: postwar correspondence -- The POW cemetery -- Remembering the Fort McClellan POW camp -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The Alfred Arens reminiscence -- Appendix B: The Erhard Eifler reminiscence -- Appendix C: The Rita Wells memoir.
