Long Hard Road: American POWs During World War II

by Thomas Saylor

Book Overview

Between 1941 and 1945 more than 110,000 American marines, soldiers, airmen, and sailors were taken prisoner by German, Italian, and Japanese forces. Most who fought overseas during World War II weren't prepared for capture, or for the life-altering experiences of incarceration, torture, and camaraderie bred of hardship that followed. Their harrowing story--often overlooked in Greatest Generation narratives--is told here by the POWs themselves. Long...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873515978
• ISBN13: 9780873515979
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"