French colonial soldiers in German captivity during World War II

This book discusses the experience of nearly 100,000 French colonial prisoners of war captured by Nazi Germany during World War II. Raffael Scheck shows that the German treatment of French colonial soldiers improved dramatically after initial abuses, leading the French authorities in 1945 to believe...

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1. Verfasser: Scheck, Raffael 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014
Schlagworte:Prisoners of war World War, 1939-1945 France ; Armée ; Troupes coloniales ; History ; World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 ; Prisoners and prisons, German Prisoners of war ; Germany ; History ; 20th century Prisoners of war ; France ; History ; 20th century France ; Colonies ; Africa ; History, Military ; 20th century
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 307 pages)