147 pages, hinges weak, textblock fragile, hardback, card boards with original printed paper cover pasted down, , [Pretoria], 1944
[Zonderwater POW Camp] was opened in 1941 to house Italian soldiers who had been captured by the allies fighting in North Africa and was the largest allied POW camp of World War II, with a capacity for 100 000 prisoners. Although the initial conditions were appalling, they improved immensely under the leadership of Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo, who had himself been imprisoned during the Anglo-Boer wars ... Zonderwater housed numerous schools where illiterate Italian soldiers learnt to read and write and the prisoners organised regular music galas, theatre productions and art exhibitions.
https://www.archaeology.org.za/events/visit-zonderwater-pow-camp
- Binding Condition: weak at spine
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