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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0593594258
ISBN-13
9780593594254
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20068554919
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fifteen : Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi Pows in America
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, World
Publication Year
2025
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2024-033251
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"With dogged research and a narrative that parachutes readers into some of the most dangerous corners of World War II, Geroux has brought to light a sweeping story from the homefront that was not just forgotten--most Americans never knew it even happened to begin with. A dynamic, high-stakes tale that will leave readers questioning not only their loyalties and beliefs but the value of life itself." --Bradford Pearson, National Magazine Award winning author of The Eagles of Heart Mountain "In the pantheon of American history, it's very hard to find compelling, original stories, and even harder to find authors worthy of them. In The Fifteen , we get a surprising drama about 400,000 German POWs held at hundreds of camps throughout small-town America--and a series of murders that took place there. William Geroux unearths this off-beat subject and delivers the goods, including the high-stakes diplomatic showdown in the war's final months. Highly recommended--trust me!" --John U. Bacon, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion "A compelling exploration of the experiences of prisoners of war in WWII." -- Booklist "Exhilarating . . . A riveting, whirlwind look at a little-known episode of WWII." -- Publishers Weekly "Nearly 400,000 German POWs spent WWII in America. Journalist Geroux delivers an expert, unsettling story of this little-known aspect of the war." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Excellent and insightful . . . More than a well-crafted history, The Fifteen raises questions worth considering today. Was the U.S. too lenient with German POWs? . . . And what was--is--the responsibility of POWs, of any nationality, to their fellow prisoners and their captors? Those reading The Fifteen will be motivated to make up their own minds." --The Wall Street Journal "William Geroux recovers the fascinating history of what happened once German detainees reached the U.S. In a brisk and impressively researched narrative, he shows how, even during their American imprisonment, hardcore Nazis enforced fealty to Hitler with brutal and occasionally deadly force." --AirMail "With dogged research and a narrative that parachutes readers into some of the most dangerous corners of World War II, Geroux has brought to light a sweeping story from the homefront that was not just forgotten--most Americans never knew it even happened to begin with. A dynamic, high-stakes tale that will leave readers questioning not only their loyalties and beliefs but the value of life itself." --Bradford Pearson, National Magazine Award winning author of The Eagles of Heart Mountain "In the pantheon of American history, it's very hard to find compelling, original stories, and even harder to find authors worthy of them. In The Fifteen , we get a surprising drama about 400,000 German POWs held at hundreds of camps throughout small-town America--and a series of murders that took place there. William Geroux unearths this off-beat subject and delivers the goods, including the high-stakes diplomatic showdown in the war's final months. Highly recommended--trust me!" --John U. Bacon, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion "A compelling exploration of the experiences of prisoners of war in WWII." -- Booklist "Exhilarating . . . A riveting, whirlwind look at a little-known episode of WWII." -- Publishers Weekly "Nearly 400,000 German POWs spent WWII in America. Journalist Geroux delivers an expert, unsettling story of this little-known aspect of the war." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Excellent and insightful . . . More than a well-crafted history, The Fifteen raises questions worth considering today. Was the U.S. too lenient with German POWs? . . . And what was--is--the responsibility of POWs, of any nationality, to their fellow prisoners and their captors? Those reading The Fifteen will be motivated to make up their own minds." --Wall Street Journal "William Geroux recovers the fascinating history of what happened once German detainees reached the U.S. In a brisk and impressively researched narrative, he shows how, even during their American imprisonment, hardcore Nazis enforced fealty to Hitler with brutal and occasionally deadly force." --Airmail "With dogged research and a narrative that parachutes readers into some of the most dangerous corners of World War II, Geroux has brought to light a sweeping story from the homefront that was not just forgotten--most Americans never knew it even happened to begin with. A dynamic, high-stakes tale that will leave readers questioning not only their loyalties and beliefs but the value of life itself." --Bradford Pearson, National Magazine Award winning author of The Eagles of Heart Mountain "In the pantheon of American history, it's very hard to find compelling, original stories, and even harder to find authors worthy of them. In The Fifteen , we get a surprising drama about 400,000 German POWs held at hundreds of camps throughout small-town America--and a series of murders that took place there. William Geroux unearths this off-beat subject and delivers the goods, including the high-stakes diplomatic showdown in the war's final months. Highly recommended--trust me!" --John U. Bacon, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion "A compelling exploration of the experiences of prisoners of war in WWII." -- Booklist "Exhilarating . . . A riveting, whirlwind look at a little-known episode of WWII." -- Publishers Weekly "Nearly 400,000 German POWs spent WWII in America. Journalist Geroux delivers an expert, unsettling story of this little-known aspect of the war." -- Kirkus Reviews, "With dogged research and a narrative that parachutes readers into some of the most dangerous corners of World War II, Geroux has brought to light a sweeping story from the homefront that was not just forgotten--most Americans never knew it even happened to begin with. A dynamic, high-stakes tale that will leave readers questioning not only their loyalties and beliefs, but the value of life itself." --Bradford Pearson, National Magazine Award-winning author of The Eagles of Heart Mountain "In the pantheon of American history, it's very hard to find compelling, original stories, and even harder to find authors worthy of them. In The Fifteen , we get a surprising drama about 400,000 German POWs held at hundreds of camps throughout small-town America--and a series of murders that took place there. William Geroux unearths this off-beat subject and delivers the goods, including the high-stakes diplomatic showdown in the war's final months. Highly recommended--trust me!" --John U. Bacon, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion
Synopsis
The revelatory true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown. "In the pantheon of American history, it's very hard to find compelling, original stories, and even harder to find authors worthy of them. In The Fifteen , William Geroux delivers the goods."--John U. Bacon, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Department of War hastily built hundreds of POW camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps--which once dotted the landscape from Maine to California--have all but vanished. Forgotten, too, is the grisly series of killings that took place within them: Nazi power games playing out in the heart of the United States. Protected by the Geneva Convention, German POWs were well-fed and housed. Many worked on American farms, and a few would even go on to marry farmers' daughters. Ardent Nazis in the camps, however, took a dim view of fellow Germans who befriended their captors. Soon, the killings began. In camp after camp, Nazis attacked fellow Germans they deemed disloyal. Fifteen were sentenced to death by secret U.S. military tribunals for acts of murder. In response, German authorities condemned fifteen American POWs to the same fate, and, in the waning days of the war, Germany proposed an audacious trade: fifteen German lives for fifteen American lives. Drawing on extensive research, journalist and author William Geroux shines a spotlight on this story of murder and high-stakes diplomacy, and on the fifteen American lives that hung in the balance--from a fearless P-51 Mustang fighter pilot to a hot-tempered lieutenant colonel nicknamed "King Kong." Propulsive and vividly rendered, The Fifteen reminds us that what happens to soldiers after they exit the battlefield can be just as harrowing as what they experience on it., The revelatory true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown. "In the pantheon of American history, it's very hard to find compelling, original stories, and even harder to find authors worthy of them. In The Fifteen , William Geroux delivers the goods."-John U. Bacon, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge- where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Department of War hastily built hundreds of POW camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps-which once dotted the landscape from Maine to California-have all but vanished. Forgotten, too, is the grisly series of killings that took place within them- Nazi power games playing out in the heart of the United States. Protected by the Geneva Convention, German POWs were well-fed and housed. Many worked on American farms, and a few would even go on to marry farmers' daughters. Ardent Nazis in the camps, however, took a dim view of fellow Germans who befriended their captors. Soon, the killings began. In camp after camp, Nazis attacked fellow Germans they deemed disloyal. Fifteen were sentenced to death by secret U.S. military tribunals for acts of murder. In response, German authorities condemned fifteen American POWs to the same fate, and, in the waning days of the war, Germany proposed an audacious trade- fifteen German lives for fifteen American lives. Drawing on extensive research, journalist and author William Geroux shines a spotlight on this story of murder and high-stakes diplomacy, and on the fifteen American lives that hung in the balance-from a fearless P-51 Mustang fighter pilot to a hot-tempered lieutenant colonel nicknamed "King Kong." Propulsive and vividly rendered, The Fifteen reminds us that what happens to soldiers after they exit the battlefield can be just as harrowing as what they experience on it.
LC Classification Number
D805.U5G467 2025
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- a***h (25)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book was competitively priced, ordering was easy, the book was well packaged and arrived safely, and its condition was exactly as specified.The delivery time from ordering to mailbox was a little long (14 days), but overall it was a good experience and I would use this seller again.
- n***a (190)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseMy kid really wanted this, and she likes it. I don’t think the value is great, just more HP commercialism. (She paid me and I ordered, btw.) The price from this seller on eBay is less than anywhere else we found. Reviews citing LONG wait between order and receiving the items are correct: give this seller a full 2 weeks to get items to you. The set arrived carefully packaged and pristine. Overall, my daughter is very pleased with the item. If you can be patient, seller offers good value.
- 5***s (623)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem as described, but slow shipping. 18 days for the item to arrive. No padding in packaging, the item arrived a little beat up.