Barbara Schmitter Heisler is a professor emerita at Gettysburg College. She has published numerous articles and book chapters, and coedited a book, in the field of international migration. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1—The Germans Are Coming2—An Astonishing Introduction: Thirty-five POWs Experience America3—Repatriation to Germany and Return to America4—Pathways to Immigration: From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen5—Prisoners of War and International MigrationChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“recommended”—Choice; “a fascinating and relevant look at how these men were treated as prisoners, how they interacted with American military and civilians, and how these experiences affected their decisions to immigrate after the war”—Genevapow.com.

Barbara Schmitter Heisler is a professor emerita at Gettysburg College. She has published numerous articles and book chapters, and coedited a book, in the field of international migration. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1—The Germans Are Coming2—An Astonishing Introduction: Thirty-five POWs Experience America3—Repatriation to Germany and Return to America4—Pathways to Immigration: From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen5—Prisoners of War and International MigrationChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“recommended”—Choice; “a fascinating and relevant look at how these men were treated as prisoners, how they interacted with American military and civilians, and how these experiences affected their decisions to immigrate after the war”—Genevapow.com.

Barbara Schmitter Heisler is a professor emerita at Gettysburg College. She has published numerous articles and book chapters, and coedited a book, in the field of international migration. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1—The Germans Are Coming2—An Astonishing Introduction: Thirty-five POWs Experience America3—Repatriation to Germany and Return to America4—Pathways to Immigration: From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen5—Prisoners of War and International MigrationChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“recommended”—Choice; “a fascinating and relevant look at how these men were treated as prisoners, how they interacted with American military and civilians, and how these experiences affected their decisions to immigrate after the war”—Genevapow.com.