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The Enemy Among Us: POWs in Missouri during World War II (review)

Matthias Reiß

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A large part of American research on enemy prisoners of war (POWs) in the United States during World War II has come in the form of regional or local studies. Many authors have chosen a single state as the framework of their research, although POW administration was organized by service commands that encompassed several federal states. David Fiedler now adds Missouri, which held some 15,000 enemy POWs in approximately thirty camps, to the list. Because Missouri had Italian as well as German prisoners of war and was home to Camp Clark, a facility for uncooperative German soldiers, it is an interesting and welcome addition.

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A large part of American research on enemy prisoners of war (POWs) in the United States during World War II has come in the form of regional or local studies. Many authors have chosen a single state as the framework of their research, although POW administration was organized by service commands that encompassed several federal states. David Fiedler now adds Missouri, which held some 15,000 enemy POWs in approximately thirty camps, to the list. Because Missouri had Italian as well as German prisoners of war and was home to Camp Clark, a facility for uncooperative German soldiers, it is an interesting and welcome addition.

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A large part of American research on enemy prisoners of war (POWs) in the United States during World War II has come in the form of regional or local studies. Many authors have chosen a single state as the framework of their research, although POW administration was organized by service commands that encompassed several federal states. David Fiedler now adds Missouri, which held some 15,000 enemy POWs in approximately thirty camps, to the list. Because Missouri had Italian as well as German prisoners of war and was home to Camp Clark, a facility for uncooperative German soldiers, it is an interesting and welcome addition.

Key concepts: Adversary, German, Prisoners of war, World War II, State (computer science), Spanish Civil War, First world war, Administration (probate law)

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