New York: Editions de la Maison Francaise, (1943). SIGNED first edition - A powerful memoir by this Russian-French-American photographer, a firsthand account of his experience as a prisoner of war during World War II, one which emphasizes the inhumanity of the conditions under which they were held - the title refers to the German prisoner-of-war camp located in Kaisersteinbruch, Austria, where he was held. Written while he was in exile in New York, after fleeing Vichy France, it was also published in English under the title "We Were Free" the same year. Joffe had been a fashion journalist in Paris before the war, and he went on to become a noted photographer for Vogue and Glamour and a photojournalist, with some of his photographs from India included in Steichen's 'Family of Man.' Warmly INSCRIBED on the first page and SIGNED C. Joffe. Foreword by novelist Louis Bromfield. Text in French/en francais. 220 pp.