Behind the Wire

Prisoners of War Camps on Wanstead Flats

For several years during and after the Second World War, Wanstead Flats in East London was home to a large number of prisoners of war (PoWs).

An account of the camps holding Germans and Italians on the Flats during (and after) the war, conditions and their relations with the local communities.

Published by Leyton & Leytonstone History Society

A5 pamphlet, 24 pages