NEW BOOK - German Prisoners of War at Camp Cooke California (Santa Maria)

NEW BOOK - German Prisoners of War at Camp Cooke California

The first great wave of Hitler s soldiers came to America not as goose-stepping conquering heroes but as prisoners of war. By the time World War II ended in 1945 more than six hundred German POW camps had sprung up across America holding a total of 371 683 POWs. One of these camps was established at the U.S. Army s training installation Camp Cooke on June 16 1944.This book is the compelling story of fourteen German soldiers who were captured during the campaigns in North Africa and Europe and then sat out the remainder of the war as POWs in California. It is a firsthand account told by the former prisoners themselves about life as a POW in America with special emphasis on Camp Cooke and the lasting impression it had on them. The story is told against the backdrop of the nationwide POW program managed by the U.S. War Department.I am the author of German Prisoners of War at Camp Cooke California and will be happy to autograph a copy of my book for you. Softcover 6 x 9280 pages with more than 50 vintage photosISBN 9781620067505 (Softcover)- PRICE 19.95. FREE shipping. Published by Sunbury Press (sunburypress.com) in March 2018 it can also be purchased directly from the publisher or from online booksellers including Amazon. At Amazon you can read excerpts from my book and customer reviews. s www.sunburypressstore.com German-Prisoners-of-War-at-Camp-Cooke-Califor nia-9781620067505.htm