Long Hard Road: American POWs During World War II

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LONG HARD ROAD American POWs During World War II THOMAS SAYLOR Minnesota Historical Society Press iii © 2007 by the Minnesota Historical Society. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, write to the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102–1906. www.mhspress.org The Minnesota Historical Society Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence for Printed Library materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984. International Standard Book Number 13: 978-0-87351-597-9 (cloth) International Standard Book Number 10: 0-87351-597-8 (cloth) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Saylor, Thomas, 1958– Long hard road : American POWs during World War II / Thomas Saylor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-87351-597-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-87351-597-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. World War, 1939–1945—Prisoners and prisons, German. 2. World War, 1939–1945—Prisoners and prisons, Italian. 3. World War, 1939–1945—Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Personal narratives, American. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Concentration camps—Europe. 6. World War, 1939–1945—Concentration camps—Pacific Area. 7. Prisoners of war—United States—Biography. 8. Oral history. I. Title. D805.A2S28 2007 940.54'7208913— dc22 2007021569 Book design by Christopher Kuntze Composed in Scala and Scala Sans for the text with Grotesque Condensed for display iv ...