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26%OFFErnest Robert Zimmermann - Little Third Reich on Lake Superior - 9780888646736 - V9780888646736
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Little Third Reich on Lake Superior

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Description for Little Third Reich on Lake Superior Paperback. Accessible history of the controversial POW camp run during World War II in northern Ontario. Editor(s): Beaulieu, Michel S.; Ratz, David K. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
For eighteen months during the Second World War, the Canadian military interned 1,145 prisoners of war in Red Rock, Ontario (about 100 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay). Camp R interned friend and foe alike: Nazis, anti-Nazis, Jews, soldiers, merchant seamen, and refugees whom Britain feared might comprise Hitler's rumoured fifth column of alien enemies residing within the Commonwealth. For the first time and in riveting detail, the author illuminates the conditions in one of Canada's forgotten POW camps. Backed by interviews and meticulous archival research, Zimmermann fleshes out this rich history in an accessible, lively manner. The Little ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Alberta, Canada
ISBN
9780888646736
SKU
V9780888646736
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About Ernest Robert Zimmermann
Born in 1931, in Cologne, Germany, historian Ernest Robert Zimmermann grew up in war-time Nazi Germany. After many adventures and through hard work, he received a doctorate from the University of London, England. He began a long career at Lakehead University in 1967. He passed away in 2008. Michel S. Beaulieu is an Associate Professor and Chair of the ... Read more

Reviews for Little Third Reich on Lake Superior
The firsthand accounts collected through interviews over the years alone make The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior: A History of Canadian Internment Camp R an important addition to the literature, providing a much better understanding about life in a Canadian internment camp. Further, the experience of Camp R demonstrated to Canadian authorities the need for better constructed facilities, provision ... Read more

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