Name: The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior
Brand: University of Alberta Press (CA)
SKU: 9780888646736
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The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior

A History of Canadian Internment Camp R

By (author): Ernest Robert Zimmermann, Edited by: Michel S. Beaulieu, Edited by: David K. Ratz

Published by University of Alberta Press (CA)

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Published: 22-Jul-2015
ISBN: 9780888646736

Paperback
384 Pages

Subjects:
History of the Americas
History of other lands
Military history
Canada

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For eighteen months during the Second World War, the Canadian military interned 1,145 prisoners of war in Red Rock, Ontario (about 100 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay). Camp R interned friend and foe alike: Nazis, anti-Nazis, Jews, soldiers, merchant seamen, and refugees whom Britain feared might comprise Hitler's rumoured "fifth column" of alien enemies residing within the Commonwealth. For the first time and in riveting detail, the author illuminates the conditions in one of Canada's forgotten POW camps. Backed by interviews and meticulous archival research, Zimmermann fleshes out this rich history in an accessible, lively manner. The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior will captivate military and political historians as well as non-specialists interested in the history of POWs and internment in Canada.

Born in 1931, in Cologne, Germany, historian Ernest Robert Zimmermann grew up in war-time Nazi Germany. After many adventures and through hard work, he received a doctorate from the University of London, England. He began a long career at Lakehead University in 1967. He passed away in 2008.

Michel S. Beaulieu is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

David K. Ratz, a Professor in the Department of History at Lakehead University, specializes in Canadian military history. He lives in Slate River, Ontario.

Tom Fairley Award / Editors' Association of Canada (Editors Canada) (2016) - Winner [Canada]

Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence, Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Albert (2016) - Short-listed [Canada]

Floyd S. Chalmers Award (2016) - Commended [Canada]

M. Elizabeth Arthur Award (2018) - Winner [Canada]