POW

Gilbert is to be congratulated, with verve and scholarship he has illuminated a murky area of the Second World War.... Excellent. - Ian Thomson, The Daily Telegraph A big subject given a comprehensive and worthwhile examination. - Peter Lewis, The Daily Mail (Critics Choice) Touching but often amusing stories. - John Crossland, The Sunday Times Books of the Year One of the most compelling untold stories of the Second World War. - Soldier Magazine An excellent new account of the POW experience. - The Good Book Guide Just under 300,000 Allied servicemen from Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States were captured in Europe and North Africa between 1939 and 1945. Using a wealth of new sources and archival material, POW describes their experiences in both German and Italian prisoner-of-war camps. Prisoners daily lives are vividly rendered