This is my first post to this sub, and one of my first\-ever posts to Reddit.  I read the sub rules and hopefully am keeping within the spirit of the community.

I’m developing a story about an American soldier who is held in a German POW camp during World War II.  I’d consider this more a “personal story that happens to be set in WW2” as opposed to a war story or historical fiction \(i.e., “Gods and Generals”\).  Having said that, I want it to be as historically accurate as possible, and I especially want to learn about the types and workings of German\-operated POW camps, as well as about the status/tone of the war at various stages.

So I guess I have two questions:

1.\)  Can you recommend any books/documentaries that can help me learn about German\-operated POW camps?  I think I’d benefit from both personal accounts and from top\-down overviews of how the camps were run.

2.\)  I already have a dozen or so specific questions about the minutiae of the camps and likely will have more as I delve further.  What would you suggest is the best way of obtaining answers to these?  I’d hate to flood this sub with tiny questions.  Does anyone have special interest/knowledge in this area who would have an interest in chatting with me about it?

Just looking for an overall roadmap here.  Thanks for the help!