Island of Extraordinary Captives
WINNER OF THE WINGATE PRIZE
''Vivid and moving'' Max Hastings, Sunday Times
''Excellent . . . a powerful tribute'' Guardian
In the summer of 1940, faced with national paranoia, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the internment of all German, Austrian and Italian citizens living in Britain. Most were refugees who had fled Nazi oppression. They now faced imprisonment by the country in which they ...
WINNER OF THE WINGATE PRIZE
''Vivid and moving'' Max Hastings, Sunday Times
''Excellent . . . a powerful tribute'' Guardian
In the summer of 1940, faced with national paranoia, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the internment of all German, Austrian and Italian citizens living in Britain. Most were refugees who had fled Nazi oppression. They now faced imprisonment by the country in which they ...
