American Prisoner of War Camps In Idaho and Utah

Explores the experiences of POWs and their interactions with local populations, detailing camp locations, care, and employment under the 1929 Geneva Convention.

American Prisoner of War Camps in Idaho and Utah describes the impact of the large number of prisoners of war on the population of Idaho and Utah, as well as the impact of the people of Idaho and Utah on those imprisoned there.
Providing detail on the care and employment of prisoners of war according to the Geneva Convention of 1929, the lives of POWs in these states are illustrated, along with the details of camp locations in Idaho and Utah and the deaths and burials that occurred among them.
Some prisoner names are included, as well as references to source materials at various repositories. Historical photographs serve to provide depth to the story.