Guests of the Third Reich, Anthony Richards
Guests of the Third Reich, Anthony Richards
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Guests of the Third Reich
The British POW Experience in Germany 1939-1945

Author: Anthony Richards

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 10/24/2019


Synopsis

More than 170,000 British prisoners of war (POWs) were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Conditions were tough. Rations were meagre. The days dragged and there was a constant battle against boredom. The men, but not officers, had to work, often at heavy labour.

Guests of the Third Reich will provide an overview of what daily life was like for prisoners, from staging theatre productions to keep morale up to working allotments and planning audacious escape attempts.

Utilising IWM's collections of letters, diaries, memoirs and sound interviews, this gripping, poignant narrative conveys the story of those in captivity in Germany during the Second World War in a personal and engaging way.

(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Anthony Richards

Anthony Richards is the head of Documents and Sound at IWM. Since 1995, he has worked on the diaries, letters and memoirs in the museum's care and is responsible for its extensive collection of personal testimony in both written and audio form. He has contributed to many publishing projects and is author of The Somme: A Visual History.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on January 18, 2025

POW has not really been something we see often. I liked learning about the day to day life of those men. I think it did had a great general overview of those experiences. Very informative.......more