BROTHERS
OF WAR The
POW Experience
Compiled by James F. Arsenault (with Nancy
Parsons)
Publisher: The Cheshire Press
2011 About …
In March 1944, 39 American G.I.s, all war prisoners of
Germany, were marched into a prison labor camp in Burzen
in present-day Poland. As the men lived together, worked
together, and learned to survive together, they bonded
as brothers. When, in January 1945, they were set on a
force march zig-zagging westward away from the closing
Russian front, they cared for one another and protected
each other, surviving starvation, illness and aily strafing
and bombing. And all 39 survived to see liberation in
May. While imprisoned at Burzen, they pledged to write
their story—a story to which each man would contribute.
It took more than a half century, but now the story is
being told. Here, in this collective memoir and in the
words of the brothers of war themselves, is their story
of survival.
Here’s
how The Cheshire Press helped …
As Jimmy Arsenault went about his organizational tasks,
we supplied guidance and advice, scanned delicate original
materials, then handled pre-press and interfaced with
the printer. The Cheshire Press also assisted with promotion
and online ordering. We are proud to present this very
personal and important historical book.
