prisoners and prisons

Tells the true story of a British soldier who was held in a POW labor camp in the summer of 1944 and willingly smuggled himself into the Buna-Monowitz concentration camp--known as Auschwitz III--to witness firsthand the cruelty there.

An account of the death camp built by the Nazis in Poland in 1942 and of the revolt by six hundred Jews who destroyed the camp.

Describes the gallant struggle of an Air Force pilot shot down over Laos in 1967.

Examines the controversial topic of Japanese-American internment camps by presenting fifteen primary and secondary documents on the topic, with introductions providing contextual information. Also includes an extensive further-reading list.

Discusses POWs in the Vietnam War, with photographs, including how soldiers and pilots were captured, the treatment they received, and the conditions within the Hanoi Hilton, such as torture and sleep deprivation, and covers improvements made after the death of Ho Chi Minh before the first release of a prisoner in 1973.

Presents a detailed account of the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into World War II.

Describes what it was like to be an American prisoner of war held by the Germans or Japanese during World War II, discussing the physical conditions, emotional turmoil, and difficult transition to freedom after harsh imprisonment.