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Lone Star Stalag : German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne by Michael R. Waters; Mark Long; William Dickens; Sam Sweitz; Anna Lee Presley; Ian Buvit; Michelle Raisor; Bryan Mason; Hilary Standish; Norbert Dannhaeuser; Willi Nellessen is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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"The cement slabs and decaying fountains obscured by vegetation at the site of Camp Hearne echo a time forgotten of a bustling city of nearly 5,000 men brought together by world conflict." The oral histories, archival research, and archaeological data compiled by author Michael Waters and his team of researchers tells the story of 5,000 German soldiers held as prisoners of war in rural Texas during World War II. Camp Hearne, located on the outskirts of Hearne, Texas, was one of the first and largest POW camps in the United States. Between 1943 and 1945 nearly 50,000 German prisoners, mostly from the German Afrika Korps lived and worked at seventy POW camps across Texas. The story of Camp Hearne told here offers the first in-depth look at one of these camps and includes an archaeological study of the treatment and conditions of the German prisoners. Drawing on newspaper accounts and official records from the time, and the recollections of surviving POWs, guards, and local residents, Waters and his team have constructed a detailed description of life in the camp: educational opportunities, recreation, mail call, religious practices, work details, and the food provided. Also revealed

Author

Michael R. Waters; Mark Long; William Dickens; Sam Sweitz; Anna Lee Presley; Ian Buvit; Michelle Raisor; Bryan Mason; Hilary Standish; Norbert Dannhaeuser; Willi Nellessen

Publisher

TAMU Press [Imprint], Texas A & M University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299053205

Subjects

History, Management, Humanities

Rating

3.78 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14