{"product_id":"we-were-each-others-prisoners-lewis-h-carlson-9780465091232","title":"We Were Each Other's Prisoners: An Oral History of World War II American and German Prisoners of War","description":"During the Second World War, Germany captured nearly 94,000 American soldiers, while the Allies shipped almost 380,000 Germans to the United States. \u003ci\u003eWe Were Each Other's Prisoners\u003c\/i\u003e compares, for the first time ever, stories of POWs from both sides of the conflict: From the anti-Nazi German soldier who tried desperately to turn himself in rather than fight for Hitler, to the U.S. prisoner who thrice escaped his German captors--the last time to join Russian troops in the Battle of Berlin, to the Jewish-American prisoner who was sent to a slave labor camp.Culled from more than 150 interviews with 35 American and German surviving POWs, the book addresses larger political and psychological issues: - What does it mean to be a prisoner, especially for men whose cultures prize individual heroism?- Why did conditions differ so dramatically in American and German camps? How were these men received upon their return to their homeland?- How have they coped with the long-term effects of incarceration?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis H. Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465091237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465091232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d","brand":"Lewis H. Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946644472063,"sku":"9780465091232","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0874c2c4-d446-4a6e-9d9a-7d502bc39ffc.jpg?v=1681514317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-were-each-others-prisoners-lewis-h-carlson-9780465091232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}