Nazi Prisoners of War in America

Didn’t learn this in school, there were many many prisoner of war camps in the United States. Very interesting.

Excellent piece. I've read several of the available books on this subject and the author does an excellent job writing an overview of the POW program here in the U.S. All important areas of a prisoners experience are covered in this book. The author has researched and presented everything very well. Most other books cover specific camps and thus limit the scope of what a reader can learn. Krammer has done a fantastic job of presenting the reader with a very of the POW program/experience overseas, on the trip here, in the camps, in every area where program was developed and back in Europe after repatriation. A must read on the subject.

It is a pity that the title of this interesting book includes the word "Nazi," because nazism is not the point. Perhaps this meant to be eye-catching, but be that as it may, this is a fascinating study of a very little-known aspect of America's participation in World War Two. Close to half a million Germans soldiers spend the war in a very large number of camps spread across the country. They helped with farm production, studied for university credits, learned English - and proved that America, when confronted with a vast new transportation and supply problem, could respond creatively and successfully. Fascinating in its detailed research and clearly written. This book belongs on the shelves of any student of WWII.

This is a valuable history of how we treated WWII prisoners in our country. It revealed in detail how we were able to use the manpower so badly needed. The need to execute a plan that was satisfactory to all was carried out so well. With seemingly few incidents, the huge operation helped our economy and gave the prisoners a way of seeing how humane treatment exposes the horrific aspect of Nazism.My only complaint is the title of this book as not all WWII prisoners were Nazis. In fact, they were mostly kept separate from the regular German army prisoners. There were many German prisoners used in the Midwest where, because of the great number of German emigrant farmers, language barriers were minimal. Also some farmers had relatives in the German army.

I was stationed in West Germany from 1975-1978 and met numerous former German soldiers who were prisoners of war in the United States. I have told many people about this and they were unaware this had ever occurred. I heard so many first hand stories about how well they were treated and to a person all wanted to stay when the war ended. They were told they had to return to Germany and apply to return to the U.S. This book does a wonderful job detailing how these POW camps worked and how the POWs were treated. Avery interesting part of WWII history.

This is a very well researched and written book on the status of the German prisoners in America. I enjoyed the personal stories aspect of this book. Many of the soldiers returned after they were sent home. It must had been quite a shock to many to see how much propaganda was given to them on the state of the US. For many, true lifetime friendships were established. Overall, a great presentation of a horrible time for many nations and the ability to be treated with decent standards. Unfortunately, not all war prisoner scenarios were so pleasant in the end.

Excellent book! I live in Maine and used to live close to the POW camp known as "Camp Stark" in Northern NH. This camp was a CCC camp that my Dad lived in during the Depression. The Germans were used by the local Paper Company "Brown Paper" to cut pulpwood replacing the many locals who were gone to war. The history of Axis POW's is most interesting and it impacted the future politics of not only Germany but also Italy, and Japan who are today our best allies. William Mahoney Southwest Harbor, Maine

I knew of POW camps in Virginia but I didn’t realize how many prisoners we had nationwide. This book provides an excellent description of the entire program and the problems and solutions developed. It also addresses the issue of Gestapo agents in our POW camps. Great resource.