"No one tells the story of German POWs in America better than Robert Billinger. From its meticulous detailing of the prisoners' daily existence to its description of their positive contacts with surrounding civilians, Nazi POWs in the Tar Heel State does much to explain how former enemies could become firm friends and allies." - Lewis Carlson, author of Red Tail ... Read moreCaptured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a World War II Tuskegee Airman and POW "Well written and sprinkled with highly interesting anecdotes, Billinger examines all aspects of the POW program in North Carolina during World War II, from the arrival of the first prisoners to the work program, escapes, reeducation, repatriation, and - an aspect often ignored by other authors - the transfer of many POWs to Great Britain, France, and Belgium after the war." - Matthias Reiss, author of "The Blacks Were Our Friends": German Prisoners of War in American Society, 1942-1946" Show Less