Kaiser Brightman 082314

Set in mid-1944, the narrative explores the lives of German prisoners of war who are integrated into the U.S. workforce due to labor shortages caused by military enlistments. A group of 200 prisoners is housed in a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp on Muskrat Island in the Minnesota River at New Bonn, highlighting the complexities of their situation and the dynamics between the captives and their American hosts amidst the backdrop of World War II.