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Prisoners of the Home Front|Martin F. Auger

Prisoners of the Home Front : German POWs and Enemy Aliens in Southern Quebec, 1940-46

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In the middle of the most destructive conflict in human history, the Second World War, almost 40,000 Germans civilians and prisoners of war were detained in internment and work camps across Canada. Prisoners of the Home Front details the organization and day-to-day affairs of these internment camps and reveals the experience of their inmates. Auger concludes that Canada abided by the Geneva Convention; its treatment of German prisoners was humane. This book sheds light on life behind barbed wire, filling an important void in our knowledge of the Canadian home front during the Second World War.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780774812245
  • ISBN-10: 0774812249
  • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
  • Publish Date: July 2006
  • Dimensions: 8.92 x 6.34 x 0.63 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.79 pounds
  • Page Count: 240

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