Nazi Prisons in the British Isles
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Nazi Prisons in the British Isles

Political Prisoners during the German Occupation of Jersey and Guernsey, 1940–1945

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  2. English
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Nazi Prisons in the British Isles

Political Prisoners during the German Occupation of Jersey and Guernsey, 1940–1945

About this book

With firsthand sources and archeological research, this study explores life inside Nazi prisons during the occupation of the Channel Islands.
Through most of the Second World War, Nazis occupied the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, two British Crown dependencies in the English Channel. With extensive research, archeologist Gilly Carr has uncovered the enduring legacies of this occupation. In Nazi Prisons in Britain, she shines a light on the lives of citizen resisters who became political prisoners on their own soil.
Carr explores political prisoner consciousness and solidarity through the letters of the "Jersey 21" and the diaries of Frank Falla, Guernsey's best-known resister. Drawing on memoirs, poetry, graffiti, official archives, and material culture—as well as the words of war criminals, traitors, surrealist artists, and many others—she reveals what life was like inside these brutal Nazi prisons.

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Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781526770936
eBook ISBN
9781526770943
Topic
History
Subtopic
Modern British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Any Time Now!
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. Modern Conflict Archaeology
  10. Preface
  11. Prologue–The Sexton’s Tale
  12. Part I–Jersey Prison
  13. Chapter 1–Introduction and Sources
  14. Chapter 2–The Geography of Jersey Prison
  15. Chapter 3–Who were the Political Prisoners?
  16. Chapter 4–Interrogation, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement
  17. Chapter 5–‘Rather a Mixed Crowd’: The Prisoners and the Guards
  18. Chapter 6–Solidarity, Legitimacy and Resistance
  19. Chapter 7–‘The ‘Calendars of Previous Prisoners’: Graffiti and Interior Decoration
  20. Chapter 8–‘Yielding to so Rare a Pleasure’: Autograph Books and Artwork
  21. Chapter 9–‘Any Time Now!’ The End is Nigh?
  22. Part II–Guernsey Prison
  23. Chapter 10–Introduction and Sources
  24. Chapter 11–The Changing Geography of Guernsey Prison
  25. Chapter 12–The Names and Numbers of Prisoners
  26. Chapter 13–Daily Life in the German Side of the Prison
  27. Chapter 14–Forced Labour
  28. Chapter 15–Interrogation and Trial
  29. Chapter 16–Violence and the Case of the Guernsey Police
  30. Chapter 17–Conclusion: A Comparison of the Prisons in the Channel Islands with the Nazi-Controlled Prisons in Europe
  31. Postscript: The 1946 Hilton Report
  32. Notes
  33. Bibliography