Barbara Schmitter Heisler: 2 books
An Artist as Soldier
Seeking Refuge in Love and Art
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
At the center of this book are the World War II letters (Feldpostbriefe) of a German artist and art teacher to his wife. While Bernhard Epple’s letters to his wife, Gudrun, address many of the topics usually found in war letters (food, lodging conditions, the weather, problems with the mail service,...
From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen
A Social History with 35 Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
Among the many German immigrants to the United States over the years, one group is unusual: former prisoners of war who had spent between one and three years on American soil and who returned voluntarily as immigrants after the war. Drawing on archival sources and in-depth interviews with 35 former...