Stark Decency: German Prisoners of War in a New England Village - Softcover

Koop, Allen V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874514681 ISBN 13: 9780874514681

Publisher: Dartmouth College Press, 1988

Synopsis

Stark Decency is a window into the events of two vastly different worlds: German combat veterans captured in North Africa and Normandy, and the small New Hampshire logging town which found itself hosting the prison camp. Each side was forced to confront its prejudices and fears, and examine the merits and flaws of its ideology. Then, an astonishing thing happened: in their rural isolation, sharing harsh weather conditions and the pinch of wartime rationing, friendships began to develop. Prisoners and their guards sometimes even worked together to meet the daily pulpwood quotas, and little handmade gifts to the local villagers cemented friendships that continue to this day.

About this title

From the Publisher:

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 trim. 15 illus. LC 88-5550

Review:

A well-written book, that is highly recommended, not only for New Hampshire history buffs, but for anyone interested in seeing how the most terrible of times managed to bring out the best in the human spirit. New Hampshire Sunday News"

"A well-written book, that is highly recommended, not only for New Hampshire history buffs, but for anyone interested in seeing how the most terrible of times managed to bring out the best in the human spirit."-- "New Hampshire Sunday News"

About this edition

• Publisher: Dartmouth College Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0874514681
• ISBN 13: 9780874514681
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150