Alibris: World War 1939 1945 Prisoners and prisons German

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

Give affordable treasures: Find memorable gifts

Get your gifts by December 24: Learn how

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 5

sort by

1	A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy more books like this by Thomas Buergenthal, Elie Wiesel (Foreword by) add to wishlist Buergenthal arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. see all copies from $10.70! new only from $13.16! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Given Up for Dead: American GI's in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Berga more books like this by Flint Whitlock add to wishlist This is the extraordinary and little-known story of American GIs taken prisoners at the Battle of the Bulge and forced into unspeakable slavery in the Nazi concentration camp at Berga. When thousands of American soldiers were captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, most were marched off to prisoner-of-war camps ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Wooden Horse more books like this by Eric Williams add to wishlist Published to coincide with a 6-part dramatized production on BBC Radio, this book tells the story one of the most ingenious and daring escapes of World War II. By concealing the entrance to a tunnel beneath a vaulting horse, three British officers were able to escape from a German prison camp. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Auschwitz: A History more books like this by Sybille Steinbacher, Shaun Whiteside (Translator) add to wishlist At the terrible heart of the modern age lies Auschwitz. In a total inversion of earlier hopes about the use of science and technology to improve, extend, and protect human life, Auschwitz manipulated the same systems to quite different ends. In Sybille Steinbacher 's terse, powerful new book, the reader is led through the process by which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Escape from Colditz: The Two Classic Escape Stories: The Colditz Story, and Men of Colditz more books like this by P R Reid add to wishlist A British officer relates his activities in and eventual escape from Colditz Castle, one of the best guarded German prisoner-of-war camps. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
6	They have their exits more books like this by Airey Neave add to wishlist The Bestselling Escape Memoir of the Second World War. Airey Neave recaptures the heroism and bravery of many men during the Second World War. Wounded and captured at Calais in May 1940, he was a persistent escaper, eventually being sent to the "escape-proof" Colditz Castle in Germany. But he was soon to become the first British officer to make a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.08! \| first editions
7	The Colditz Story more books like this by P R Reid add to wishlist Colditz was the last stop for prisoners of war in the Second World War. It was to this impregnable fortress that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in escaping from other camps, such as Stalag Luft III (of THE GREAT ESCAPE FAME). Once within the walls of Colditz, the Germans reasoned, escape was impossible. And yet during the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Hart's War more books like this by John Katzenbach add to wishlist This inventive thriller tells the story of a murder trial that takes place in an American POW camp in Bavaria during World War II. An African-American pilot--Lincoln Scott, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen--has been accused of murdering a racist fellow prisoner. The SS who run the camp decide that the prisoners should hold a trial, and young pilot ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Colditz: The Full Story more books like this by P R Reid add to wishlist Manned by a German garrison, floodlit from every angle, the Nazis called Colditz "escape proof". The Allied officers called it a challenge. Reid has written the definitive story of the men who tunnelled, ran, fought and even tried to fly their way to freedom. Martin's. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.15! \| first editions
10	Exemplary justice more books like this by Allen Andrews add to wishlist see all copies from $44.50! first editions
11	Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW more books like this by Alexander Jefferson, Lewis H Carlson add to wishlist This book is a rare and important gift. One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier, it is also perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp. Alexander Jefferson was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group to be shot down defending a country that ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $64.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	The sergeant escapers more books like this by John Dominy add to wishlist see all copies from $13.26! first editions
13	Hitler's Prisoners (H) more books like this by Erich O Friedrich, Renate G Vanegas add to wishlist A rare look at Hitler's "other victims" - non-Jewish Germans caught in the trap of Nazi terror see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Under the Wire: The World War II Adventures of a Legendary Escape Artist and "Cooler King" more books like this by William Ash, Brendan Foley add to wishlist In this enthralling memoir of World War II adventure, legendary escape artist and "Cooler King" Bill Ash recounts his life story in a wonderfully honest and self-deprecating voice--a riveting tale of bravery by one of the last of his generation. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.19! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Soldier in the Cockpit: From Rifles to Typhoons in WWII more books like this by Ron W Pottinger add to wishlist Ron Pottinger started the war as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers, then transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon. He flew dozens of dangerous ground attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down and taken prisoner. I could see a carpet of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.73!
16 view cover	One Man's War: The WWII Saga of Tommy LaMore more books like this by Tommy LaMore, Dan Baker add to wishlist Escaping certain death, not once but several times, lies at the core of the riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II. In "One Man's War" a B-17 pilot vividly details his experiences in war-ravaged Germany, from the horrific to the romantic and beyond. 20 photos. see all copies from $13.00! new only from $15.68! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Colditz: The German Story more books like this by Reinhold Eggers add to wishlist This is the successful account of Colditz, f amous PoW camp, as seen from the German side. Eggers was on the staff there for the greater part of the war, in charge o f security, & relates how he discharged, with varying succes s, his duty of preventing escapes ' see all copies from $2.31! new only from $25.14! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Full Story of How 76 Allied Officers Carried Out World War II's Most Remarkable Mass Escape more books like this by Tim Carroll add to wishlist The true story of one of the most heroic feats of World War II...the daring prison camp breakout that inspired the classic film "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft III was one of the Germans' "escape-proof" prison camps, specially built by Hermann Goring to hold Allied troops. But on March 24, 1944, in a courageous attempt by two hundred prisoners to ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $7.43! \| first editions
19 view cover	Not Without Honor: The Nazi POW Journal of Steve Carano more books like this by Steve Carano, Kay Sloan (Editor), John C Bitzer add to wishlist This book discusses about inside the infamous Stalag 17. On a cold December day in 1943, Claudio 'Steve' Carano's B-17 bomber was shot down over the Dutch coast on the return flight to England. Thus marked the beginning of his eighteen-month incarceration in Stalag 17 b, the camp made famous in the "Billy Wilder" film and in the televison show ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Great Escape Tunnel to Freedom more books like this by Mike Meserole add to wishlist This is a spine-tingling and suspenseful true story of escape during World War II. Spring, 1943; Stalag Luft III, Germany: every prisoner in the Nazi camps had one thought in mind - to get out. The organisation was in place, with men digging hidden passageways and squads dispersing yellow sand in the middle of soccer scrimmages. Forgers worked to ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $3.54! \| SVS
21 view cover	33 Months as a POW in Stalag Luft III: A World War II Airman Tells His Story more books like this by Albert P Clark add to wishlist Many fascinating stories of The Great Escape have been told since the end of World War II. Not until now has the story of Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Clark, the first combat personnel captured in U.S. uniform by the Germans, been told. In his thirty-three months in the infamous prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III, Lieutenant Clark was involved in ... see all copies from $6.96! new only from $13.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	A Drop Too Many: A Paratrooper at Arnhem more books like this by John Frost add to wishlist This is a World War II memoir about one of the most heroic defences of all time. It expands on a story told in Cornelius Ryan's classic book "A Bridge Too Far", which was made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Frost. It also includes airborne actions in North Africa and Sicily. As part of Operation Market Garden, the Allies' September 1944 ... see all copies from $8.37! new only from $9.38! \| SVS
23 view cover	Survival: Diary of an American POW in World War II more books like this by Sam Higgins add to wishlist This is the autobiography of a young American who was captured and incarcerated in the infamous Stalag IXB during WWII. He and his company were surrounded for five days in snow and freezing mountain temperatures, then subsequently captured by the battle-hardened German 6th SS Mountain Division. Written from secret entries he made in the margins of ... see all copies from $10.80! new only from $10.92! \| SVS
24	Moonless Night more books like this by B A James add to wishlist Any prisoner-of-war deep inside the Nazi Third Reich who attempted to escape deserved the highest praise for courage and determination. Remarkably, Jimmy James took part in no less than twelve attempts including the Great Escape, and passed through several camps including Flossenburg and Dachau. Even when recapture carried the prospect of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Wings Day: the man who led the RAF's epic battle in German captivity. more books like this by Sydney Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $3.61! first editions

Page 1 of 5: 1 2 3 4 5 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Great Escape by Paul Brickhill see all from $1.99! new only from $3.72!
	Boldness Be My Friend by Richard Pape see all from $1.99! new only from $6.25!
	The Madman's Tale by John Katzenbach see all from $1.99! new only from $4.83!
	Treblinka by Jean Francois Steiner see all from $1.99! new only from $10.96!
	Soldiers and Slaves: American POWs Trapped by the Nazi's Final Gamble by Roger Cohen (Read by) see all from $1.99! new only from $9.00!
	Destruction of the European Jews by Raul Hilberg see all from $7.50! new only from $19.15!