The fifteen: murder, retribution, and the forgotten story of Nazi POWs in America
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New York : Crown, [2025].
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Book
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First edition.
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xxi, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Description
The true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.
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East Hampton New Adult Nonfiction
940.54 GER
Due Apr 10, 2025
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9780593594254, 0593594258
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-356) and index.
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The true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.
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Geroux, W. (2025). The fifteen: murder, retribution, and the forgotten story of Nazi POWs in America. First edition. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Geroux, William. 2025. The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Geroux, William, The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. Crown, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Geroux, William. The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. First edition. Crown, 2025.
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