Author : Timothy J. Holian
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The German-Americans and World War II by : Timothy J. Holian
Download or read book The German-Americans and World War II written by Timothy J. Holian and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.