Reviews for The Prison called Hohenasperg: An American boy Betrayed by his Government during World War II

The average rating for The Prison called Hohenasperg: An American boy Betrayed by his Government during World War II based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-30 00:00:00 Matthew Renn This is a fascinating self-published book about a little known side of WWII history. This is a story of a young American man who was jailed and then "repatriated" to a German prison at the age of 12 only for the crime of having German parents. I think we have all heard about the sad plight of Japanese Americans in one of FDR's darkest hours. Apparently our German Americans were also subject to frequent raids by the FBI and being interned and then shipped back to Germany. More than 10,000 of them were interned without cause. This is worth reading now as a reminder of how diligent we need to be as Americans to protect our freedoms and our rights and how even presidents can be overcome by hysteria and bad judgment in time of crisis.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-07-14 00:00:00 Arturo Garza A first hand account of an American boy who, right after WW2, was deported to Germany and treated as a war criminal by our government. He turned thirteen while this was going on. As an adult he made a career out of the Air Force. A true story or endurance and a must read for every educator who doesn't know about the 11,000 German Americans who were interned alongside the Japanese Americans during the War.