German Prisoners of the Great War: Life in the Skipton Camp

German officers who had been prisoners of war in England published a book in 1920 that provides a unique insight into their experience of life in captivity in a camp at Skipton in Yorkshire. Their work, now translated into English for the first time, reveals their feelings about the war, their captors, and their longing to go home. The book includes vivid text and illustrations that depict the conditions, daily routines, food, relationships with prison authorities, activities, and entertainments, as well as their thoughts of their homeland. The challenges and privations they faced are part of their story, as is the community they created within the camp. The drawings and cartoons reproduced alongside the translation offer a direct inside view of a hitherto neglected aspect of the wartime experience a century ago.

\n Format: Hardback
\n \n Publication date: 28 February 2021
\n Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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After the conclusion of the First World War in 1920, a group of German officers who had been held as prisoners of war in England took a daring step. They published a book that they had written and smuggled back to Germany, providing a unique insight into their experiences of life in captivity. Through vivid text and illustrations, they vividly depicted their time in a camp at Skipton in Yorkshire, England.

Their work, now translated into English for the first time, offers a profound understanding of their emotions, perceptions of their captors, and deep longing for home. In their own words, they recount the conditions, daily routines, food, relationships with the prison authorities, activities, and forms of entertainment that shaped their existence within the camp.

The challenges and privations they faced are a testament to their resilience and the community they formed within the confines of the camp. The book also includes their drawings and cartoons, which provide a visual accompaniment to their story.

German Prisoners of the Great War offers a rare and valuable perspective on a previously overlooked aspect of the wartime experience a century ago. It sheds light on the human cost of conflict and the indomitable spirit of those who endured it. This captivating book is a testament to the power of storytelling and the enduring impact of historical events.

\n Weight: 746g\n
Dimension: 166 x 241 x 35 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526765291\n \n