Lone Star Stalag

MICHAEL. WATERS is the principal author of this work and served as the head of the research team. He is a professor of anthropology and geography at Texas A&M University and is Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the First AmericansWhat Readers Are Saying:It is well written engaging and original . . . will fill an important gap in our knowledge of World War Two on the homefront . . . Waters' book is the only book to examine the history of a single camp and that in Texas complete with interviews with former prisoners guards and local townspeople. Even more important Waters' book is also an archaeological examination of the campsite based on the detailed labor of dozens of young archaeological students over a period of some four years. Waters details their findings to reveal the daily experiences of the more than 4000 German soldiers who spent the war year in Texas. Prof. Waters and his team have unearthed a treasure trove of information which will be of interest to historians archaeologists history buffs and specialists of Texas history alike.--Arnold Krammer author Nazi Prisoners of War in America and Hitler's Last Soldier in America.It is well written engaging and original . . . will fill an important gap in our knowledge of World War Two on the homefront . . . Waters' book is the only book to examine the history of a single camp and that in Texas complete with interviews with former prisoners guards and local townspeople. Even more important Waters' book is also an archaeological examination of the campsite based on the detailed labor of dozens of young archaeological students over a period of some four years. Waters details their findings to reveal the daily experiences of the more than 4000 German soldiers who spent the war year in Texas. Prof. Waters and his team have unearthed a treasure trove of information which will be of interest to historians archaeologists history buffs and specialists of Texas history alike. --Arnold Krammer author Nazi Prisoners of War in America and Hitler