Journey Out of Darkness is a poignant collection of portraits, in
words and photographs, of 19 former prisoners of war who bravely
endured captivity in Nazi Germany in World War II. Through these
men, one can learn essential truths about the POW experience during
that war—truths that counter many popular myths and
misconceptions. The men featured here gather every week in offices
of the Veterans Administration in Boston and Brockton, Mass. to
talk about their experiences and find comfort in each other. In
their eighties and nineties, they are unique individuals with
unique wartime experiences, but also representative of the more
than 120,000 American POWs held in Nazi Germany. They are men who
fought a double war, in combat and then as POWs. Using both oral
histories and photographs to tell their stories, LaCroix and Meyer
humanize a terrifying aspect of war, redefining how we think about
these men as POWs, survivors, patriots, and members of the Greatest
Generation. Journey Out of Darkness is a poignant collection of
portraits, in words and photographs, of 19 former prisoners of war
who bravely endured captivity in Nazi Germany during World War II.
Through these men, one can learn essential truths about the POW
experience during that war—truths that counter many popular myths
and misconceptions. The 19 men featured here gather every week in
offices of the Veterans Administration in Boston and Brockton,
Mass., to talk about their experiences and find comfort in each
other. In their eighties and nineties, they are unique individuals
with unique wartime experiences, but also representative of the
more than 120,000 American POWs held in Nazi Germany. They are men
who fought a double war, in combat and then as POWs. Together,
their photos and their stories go beyond typical first-person
accounts. Until the men in this book began meeting in VA support
groups, few had spoken of their POW experiences. Some were told by
the military not to talk; others were coerced by military
intelligence into signing non-disclosure papers called security
certificates. With little exception, they received no recognition
for enduring as POWs, even as they struggled with traumatic
memories and shame for having been held captive, for losing power
over their fate, and for surviving combat when friends died. These
portraits also illuminate another little-known story: the plight of
Jewish-American POWs. Two of the men featured in the book were Jews
who concealed their religious identities from the SS. LaCroix and
Meyer have crafted a powerful exploration of the struggles of these
brave veterans. Using both oral histories and photographs, Journey
Out of Darkness humanizes a terrifying aspect of war, redefining
how we think about these men as POWs, survivors, patriots, and
members of the Greatest Generation.
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