Monday,
December 31,
American POWs During
World War II" - Only Italians Treat Americans Civilly
The
ANNOTICO Report
There
was SEVERE treatment of American Prisoners of WWII by the Japanese and Germans , and while the Germans could be Cruel, the Japanese
were BARBARIC.
Although
not mentioned below, it was the practice of the Italian troops to engage in
friendly banter with the Americans, that revolved a lot about either the
Italian familiar with Cities they had visited in the US, or locations of
Italian relatives that were living in the US.
History:
American Prisoners' Treatment During World War II
Recounted
News
Ok.com
Sun
December 30, 2007
"Long
Although the
author is shown as Thomas Saylor, a history professor at
Each story is
different, because of the different experiences in the various prison camps
throughout the three enemy countries. Some suffered severe mistreatment -
particularly prisoners of the Japanese. Some went to forced-labor camps, as
did this reviewer. Some suffered isolation. Others experienced the opposite,
being crowded together into encampments far too small.
On the other
hand, nearly all suffered hunger and near starvation, and nearly all
experienced the severe loneliness of being away from family and longtime
friends. Reading this book brought back to this reviewer many memories of
things experienced in German prison camps.
One memory was of
interrogations and the psychological techniques the Germans used, sometimes
successfully, to obtain information. Another was the difference in
treatment of prisoners by the older soldiers in
Reading this book
should give the reader a greater understanding of freedom in our nation and
increased appreciation for those who have suffered to help keep it free.
Pendleton
Woods
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