My Journey of Captivity

<p>Hans Gussmann a German soldier endured nearly three years of internment by the Allies after World War II-a forgotten chapter overshadowed by the more well-known tales of prisoners held by the Russians. Prisoner of Peace unveils this untold story offering a true and sometimes humorous account based on Gussmann's prison notebooks and memoirs. This narrative diverges from the battles of combat focusing instead on the daily struggles for survival as a German POW laborer. Gussmann drafted into the German Army without political affiliations emphasizes his non-Nazi background. However he along with thousands of other German soldiers bore the consequences for the crimes ordered by Adolf Hitler. Now an American citizen residing in the United States Gussmann's story sheds light on the post-war experiences of those interned by the Allies.</p>