'Adolf Island': The Nazi Occupation of Alderney

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Drawing on more than a decades worth of historical, forensic and archaeological research, this book presents the first detailed investigation of the lives of the thousands of forced and slave labourers sent to Alderney under Nazi occupation.

'Adolf Island' offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives on the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney during its occupation in the Second World War. Drawing on extensive archival research and the results of the first in-field investigations of the crime scenes since 1945, the book identifies and characterises the network of concentration and labour camps, fortifications, burial sites and other material traces connected to the occupation, providing new insights into the identities and experiences of the men and women who lived, worked and died within this landscape. Moving beyond previous studies focused on military aspects of occupation, the book argues that Alderney was intrinsically linked to wider systems of Nazi forced and slave labour.

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Caroline Sturdy Colls is Professor of Conflict Archaeology and Genocide Investigation at Staffordshire University

Kevin Simon Colls is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Staffordshire University