Prisoner of Peace: The Journal of a German Soldier's Captivity After World War II

By Hans Gussmann

Hans Gussmann was a German soldier interned by the Allies for nearly three years after the end of World War II. The story of prisoners held by the Russians is well known, but the prisoners held by the other Allies have been forgotten. Prisoner of Peace is virtually an untold story of what occurred in those prison labor camps after the war. Prisoner of Peace is a true and at times humorous story based on the contents of Gussmann's prison notebooks and memoirs. Gussmann's story is not about the battles of combat, but rather the battles and struggles of everyday survival as a German POW laborer. He was drafted into the German Army without any political attachments, merely doing his duty for his country. Gussmann makes it clear up front that he was not a Nazi. Yet, he and thousands of other German soldiers captured during and after the war paid the price for the horrendous crimes committed on orders from Adolf Hitler. Today, Gussmann lives in the United States and is an American citizen.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401094120
• ISBN13: 9781401094126
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.