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Author:

Zimmermann, Ernest Robert, 1931-2008 author.

Title:

The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior : A History of Canadian Internment Camp R / Ernest Robert Zimmermann ; Michel S. Beaulieu and David K. Ratz, editors.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

The University of Alberta Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xxxiii, 346 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Subject:

Camp "R" (Prisoner of war camp)
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Canadian.
Prisoner-of-war camps--Red Rock.--Red Rock.
Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century.
Prisoners of war--Canada--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Red Rock.--Red Rock.
Red Rock (Ont.)--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Ratz, David K. (David Karl), 1965-, editor.
Beaulieu, Michel S., editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index.

Summary:

"For 18 months during World War II, the Canadian military interned 1,145 prisoners of war in Red Rock, Ontario (about 100 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay). "Camp R" held an unlikely assortment of German prisoners: Nazis, anti-Nazis, Jews, soldiers, merchant seamen, and refugees whom Britain feared might comprise Hitler's rumoured "fifth column" of alien enemies residing within the Commonwealth. For the first time and in riveting detail, the author illuminates the conditions of one of Canada's forgotten POW camps. Through interviews and meticulous archival research, Zimmermann fleshes out this rich history. Written in an accessible, lively style, The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior will captivate military and political historians as well as non-specialists interested in the history of POWs and internment in Canada."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0888646739 (paperback)
9780888646736 (paperback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)912021413

LCCN:

2015490018

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)