Prisoners of the Home Front: German POWs and "Enemy Aliens" in Southern Quebec, 1940-46

by Martin F. Auger

In the middle of the most destructive conflict in human history, the Second World War, almost 40,000 Germans civilians and prisoners of war were detained in internment and work camps across Canada. Prisoners of the Home Front details the organization and day-to-day affairs of these internment camps and reveals the experience of their inmates. Auger concludes that Canada abided by the Geneva Convention; its treatment of German prisoners was humane. This book sheds light on life behind barbed wire, filling an important void in our knowledge of the Canadian home front during the Second World War.

Genres: History, Canada

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[tuhseen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish this had more first-hand accounts from the POWs and "enemy aliens" themselves, but otherwise this was a very well written and researched book. The author mentions in the beginning of the book how little information there is on this subject, as not much has been written about it, so I have taken that into account in my rating.