Just finished reading

“Stark Decency” ‘German Prisoners of War in a New England Village’

by Allen V. Koop

The story of a POW camp holding German soldiers in Stark, New Hampshire USA.

I learned of the book on a Facebook group devoted to New England history. I am familiar with the story because I pass through the town in my travels.  There is a historical marker on the roadside at the camp’s location.

The book is heartwarming.  The Prisoners were treated well and formed friendships with the staff and local civilians.  Some of them returned in 1986 for a reunion.  Of the former POWs, 5 returned to become US citizens,  1 emigrated to Canada.