The German-Americans and World War II
Author | : Timothy J. Holian |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015036078114 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The German-Americans and World War II: An Ethnic Experience is a unique study of America's largest ethnic group during one of its most difficult periods. Focusing on Cincinnati, Ohio as a center of German-American life, the author utilizes original source material and first-hand interviews to present the first detailed account of the German-American experience during the years leading up to and through World War II. Topics discussed include the arrest and internment of German legal resident aliens and German-Americans, as enemy aliens; media portrayals of the German-American element during the war era; and an overview of German-American efforts to gain formal recognition of their wartime ordeal.