There's also a relatively new book out of Texas A & M called Lone Star
Stalag that should be of interest:
http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2004/waters.htm
Lone Star Stalag
German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
Michael R. Waters
With Mark Long, William Dickens, Sam Sweitz, Anna Lee Presley,
Ian Buvit, Michelle Raisor, Bryan Mason, Hilary Standish, and
Norbert Dannhaeuser
Foreword by Willi Nellessen
Drawing on newspaper accounts and official records from the
time, an archaeological study of the site, 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 are the more serious issues that faced
Americans inside the POW compounds: illegal alcohol
distillation,suicides, escapes, hidden secret shortwave
radios, and the subversion of postal services. Artifacts
recovered from the site and from the collections of local
residents add concrete details. Waters also
discusses the national policies and motivations for the
treatment of prisoners that prescribed the particulars of camp
life.
Iain Banks
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Thanks for that. I will pass on the url to Bob, the student.
Cheers,
Iain
Vergil E. Noble wrote:
>The Connor et al report is not listed among our available publications,
but
>a spare copy can probably be obtained by contacting our librarian through
>the link on the web page http://www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/pub.htm
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