World War II POW Camps in Ohio

by Dr James Van Keuren

During World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington. From the start, the camps were a study in contradictions. The Italian prisoners who arrived first charmed locals with their affable, easygoing natures, while their German successors often put on a serious, intractable front. Some local...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540237109
• ISBN13: 9781540237101
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"