Man of Confidence : Kenneth J. Kurtenbach: WWII's Longest-Serving American POW camp leader

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Man of Confidence : Kenneth J. Kurtenbach: WWII's Longest-Serving American POW camp leader

Buick, Maureen

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Casemate Publishers（2026/07発売）
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製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9781636246734

Full Description

Shot down at twenty-one, tortured by the Gestapo, and sent to the notorious Stalag 17B, Kenneth "Kurt" J. Kurtenbach refused to be just another prisoner of war—he became a "prisoner at war." He led more than 4,000 fellow airmen behind barbed wire, fighting daily for their rights, survival, and dignity under the Geneva Convention. Many credited him with saving their lives; all remembered him as the leader who gave them hope and helped them return home with honor.

In December 1942, after evading capture for thirteen days in Nazi-occupied France, Kurt was caught by the Gestapo, interrogated under the infamous Klaus Barbie, and transferred through a series of POW camps before reaching Stalag 17B. There, for eighteen months until liberation, he bore the heavy responsibility of being the prisoners' only official representative to German and Swiss authorities, working tirelessly to improve the lives of his fellow POWs.

Awarded the Legion of Merit and recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor, Kurt has been featured in books, documentaries, and interviews with the Holocaust Museum and the History Channel; yet his complete story has never been told. Drawing on extensive archival research and first-hand accounts, this is the powerful story of Kurt Kurtenbach, from his childhood in Iowa and Montana to his final days. It demonstrates how courage, determination, and grit can endure even during humanity's darkest moments.

Foreword
Preface

Part One—And Then the War Came Along
Chapter 1: Forgotten Dog Tags
Chapter 2: The Formative Years

Part Two—Shot Down
Chapter 3: The Volunteer Mission
Chapter 4: Requirements Before Abandoning Ship
Chapter 5: Survival—Now, Where to Go?
Chapter 6: Wulfe Hound Trades Sides
Chapter 7: Evading the Enemy
Chapter 8: Looking for the Resistance

Part Three—Capture
Chapter 9: The Line of Demarcation
Chapter 10: Detained in Dijon
Chapter 11: Off to the Dulag

Part Four—Prisoner at War
Chapter 12: First Stop—Silesia
Chapter 13: Moosburg, Bavaria
Chapter 14: From Camp to Camp
Chapter 15: Transferred Back to 7-A
Chapter 16: Attempting to Escape
Chapter 17: Last Stop—Stalag XVII-B
Chapter 18: Democracy and Order Behind the Wire
Chapter 19: Staying Alive
Chapter 20: Battling Boredom
Chapter 21: The "X" Committee
Chapter 22: A Few Camp Stories
Chapter 23: Repatriation for Sick and Wounded POWs
Chapter 24: An End in Sight
Chapter 25: The Forced March
Chapter 26: The Men Left Behind

Part Five—The War Is Over
Chapter 27: Farewell to Stalag 17B
Chapter 28: Going Home
Chapter 29: War Crimes
Chapter 30: Finishing the Job at Hand

Part Six—Life After the War
Chapter 31: Going Back to Civilian Life
Chapter 32: Forever the Camp Leader

Acknowledgments
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index