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Title:

13,000 nights : Kossuth County, Iowa men in Axis prisoner of war camps in WWII / Authorized and written by the Camp Algona (Iowa) Prisoner of War Committee ; Jerry Yocum, Lead writer ; Richard Schiek, Annette Sherber, Steven Ross King, Jay Stowater, Allison Baker and Don Hansen, Contributing writers ; Allison Baker, Citation editor ; Don Hansen, Editor.

Publisher:

Camp Algona POW Museum,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

272 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimilies ; 23 cm

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Kossuth County--Kossuth County--Biography.
Camp Algona (Algona, Iowa)

Other Authors:

Yocum, Jerry, author. author.
Schiek, Richard, author.
Sherber, Annette, author.
King, Steven Ross, author.
Stowater, Jay, author.
Baker, Allison, editor.
Hansen, Don, editor.
Camp Algona, Iowa Prisoner of War Committee.
Camp Algona POW Museum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-272).

Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Citations for maps and insert photos -- Chapter 1 Geneva Convention, food and survival -- Chapter 2 Kossuth County men from the 34th Division in Axis camps -- Chapter 3 Kossuth County men from other infantry divisions in other Axis camps -- Chapter 4 Kossuth County men from Army Air Corps in Axis camps -- Chapter 5 Iowa men in Axis camps brought to Camp Algona as guards -- Chapter 6 Kossuth County men held in camps in Asia -- Chapter 7 Study of specific Nazi camps that held Kossuth County men -- Chapter 8 Study of specific Japanese camps that held Kossuth County men -- Chapter 9 Conclusion -- Citations and Bibliography.

Summary:

There were 29 men from Kossuth County held in Axis camps and 5 Iowa men held in Axis camps who were brought to Camp Algona to guard German prisoners when the were released. We dedicate this book to these 34 men and their families, who lived and died during the 13,000 nights.

ISBN:

0692096477
9780692096475

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1042174194

Locations:

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

MGPD463 -- Humboldt Public Library (Humboldt)

MHPA463 -- Livermore Public Library (Livermore)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

HIPC765 -- Pocahontas Public Library (Pocahontas)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

RFPC397 -- Stuart Public Library (Stuart)

MTPB743 -- West Bend Public Library (West Bend)

MUPB553 -- Whittemore Public Library (Whittemore)