Anne Buckley and Frank Finlay - Skipton's First World War Prisoner-of-War Camp
Join Lecturer Anne Buckley and Professor Frank Finlay as they discuss Skipton's First World War prisoner-of-war camp and Anne’s latest book. The book contains the first full English translation of a 330-page German book (published in 1920) written by the German prisoners about their life in the camp, as well as a section based on Anne's research into the camp and the German soldiers who were held there.
Anne and Frank will discuss day-to-day life in the camp and reveal some of the fascinating stories of the men themselves, who included naval captains, U-boat officers and airmen as well as foot soldiers. The talk will finish by considering the significance of the account locally, nationally and internationally and whether the book dispels the myth that Germans do not have a sense of humour.
Further reading:
Anne Buckley, German Prisoners of the Great War. Life in a Yorkshire Camp (Pen & Sword, 2021).
Brian Feltman, The Stigma of Surrender. German Prisoners, British Captors, and Manhood in the Great War and Beyond (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2015).
Panikos Panayi, Prisoners of Britain. German Civilian and Combatant Internees during the First World War (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2012).
Ric Esther Bienstock & Yaron Niski, The Good Nazi (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8574722/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt and https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/the-good-nazi/watch-online/
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