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.
