Journey out of darkness : the real story of American heroes in Hitler's POW camps : an oral history / Hal LaCroix ; photographs by Jorg Meyer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-182) and index.

1. The pull of the past -- 2. Acceptance and adaptation -- 3. Kindness endures, love redeems -- 4. You are not forgotten : american POWs and the search for healing -- 5. Our bound histories : the photographer's quest -- 6. The art of survival : Gabe Paiva's story -- 7. Tests of faith : where is God? -- 8. Dark passages -- 9. What is a hero?

"Journey Out of Darkness is a poignant collection of portraits, in words and photographs, of 19 former prisoners of war who bravely endured captivity in Nazi Germany during World War II. Through these men, one can learn essential truths about the POW experience during that war - truths that counter many popular myths and misconceptions." "The 19 men featured here gather every week in offices of the Veterans Administration in Boston and Brockton, Mass., to talk about their experience and find comfort in each other. In their eighties and nineties, they are unique individuals with unique wartime experiences, but also representative of the more than 120,000 American POWs held in Nazi Germany. They are men who fought a double war, in combat and then as POWs. Together, their photos and their stories go beyond typical first-person accounts."--BOOK JACKET.