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Informationen zum Autor Author Kent Fedorowich: Kent Fedorowich is Reader in British Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Klappentext During the Second World War, British and Imperial forces captured more than half a million Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen. Although a symbol of military success, these prisoners created a multitude of problems for the authorities throughout the war. This book looks at how the British addressed these problems and turned liabilities into assets by using the Italians as a labour force, a source of military intelligence and as a political warfare tool before their final repatriation in 1946-47. Zusammenfassung During the Second World War, British and Imperial forces captured more than half a million Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen. Although a symbol of military success, these prisoners created a multitude of problems for the authorities throughout the war. This book looks at how the British addressed these problems and turned liabilities into assets by using the Italians as a labour force, a source of military intelligence and as a political warfare tool before their final repatriation in 1946-47. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction British Planning and Policy for POWs, 1939-1941 The Essential Labour Supply: The Import of Italian POWs to the United Kingdom Italian POWs in Africa, 1940-43 Farming Down Under: Italian POWs in Australia, 1941-43 Intelligence, Propaganda and Political Warfare The Watershed Year of 1943: From Enemies to Co-belligerents Neither Enemies Nor Allies: Italian Prisoners in the United Kingdom after the Armistice Freedom, Farming and Frustration: Italians in Africa and Australia, 1943-45 The Long Road Home Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Preface Introduction British Planning and Policy for POWs, 1939-1941 The Essential Labour Supply: The Import of Italian POWs to the United Kingdom Italian POWs in Africa, 1940-43 Farming Down Under: Italian POWs in Australia, 1941-43 Intelligence, Propaganda and Political Warfare The Watershed Year of 1943: From Enemies to Co-belligerents Neither Enemies Nor Allies: Italian Prisoners in the United Kingdom after the Armistice Freedom, Farming and Frustration: Italians in Africa and Australia, 1943-45 The Long Road Home Conclusion Bibliography Index
