Such Splendid Prisons - 9781640120846

Such Splendid PrisonsDiplomatic Detainment in America During World War II\nAuthor(s): Harvey Solomon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781640120846, 978-1640120846\nSynopsis\n2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal Winner\n [tel] Reader Views Literary Awards Bronze Medal Winner\n\n In the chaotic days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Roosevelt administration made a dubious decision affecting hundreds of Axis diplomats remaining in the nations capital. To encourage reciprocal treatment of [url] diplomats trapped abroad, Roosevelt sent Axis diplomats to remote luxury hotels-a move that enraged Americans stunned by the attack. This cause clbre drove a fascinating yet forgotten story: the roundup, detention, and eventual repatriation of more than a thousand German, Japanese, Italian, Bulgarian, and Hungarian diplomats, families, staff, servants, journalists, students, businessmen, and spies.\n\nSuchSpl.