Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-92) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Background -- Preparing for war -- Global situation -- Planning and building the camps -- Managing the camps -- Life in the camps -- Italian Service units -- Death in the camps -- Returning home (1945-46) -- After the war -- POW camps by location -- Death index -- Burial locations list.
Summary:
"American Prisoner of War Camps in Northern California describes the impact of the large number of prisoners of war on the population of Northern California, as well as the impact of the people of Northern California on those imprisoned there. Providing detail on the care and employment of prisoners of war according to the Geneva Convention of 1929, the lives of POWs in this region is illustrated, along with the details of camp locations in Northern California and the deaths and burials that occurred among them. Some prisoner names are included, as well as references to source materials at various repositories. Historical photographs serve to provide depth to the story."--Amazon.com.
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