Axis Prisoners of War in Kentucky

Behind Barbed Wire in the Bluegrass State, 1941-1946

Antonio S. Thompson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

226 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8168-9 (ISBN)

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Chronicles the World War II POW program in Kentucky and the vital contributions the Bluegrass State made to Allied victory.

During World War II, Kentuckians rushed from farms to factories and battlefields, leaving agriculture throughout the state--particularly the lucrative tobacco industry--without sufficient labor. An influx of Axis prisoners of war made up the shortfall. Nearly 10,000 German and Italian POWs were housed in camps at Campbell, Breckinridge, Knox and other locations across the state. Under the Geneva Convention, they worked for their captors and helped save Kentucky's crops, while enjoying relative comfort as prisoners--playing sports, performing musicals and taking college classes. Yet, friction between Nazi and anti-Nazi inmates threatened the success of the program. This book chronicles the POW program in Kentucky and the vital contributions the Bluegrass State made to Allied victory.

Antonio S. Thompson is a professor of history at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He is the author of four books on World War II Axis prisoners of war in the United States, has co-edited two books on American military and diplomatic history, and has also published on zombie popular culture.

Table of Contents

delete Acknowledgments

delete Preface

delete 1. The Depression, World War II, and the Kentucky Home Front

delete 2. Kentucky Enters World War II

delete 3. Working for the Enemy: Axis Labor in Kentucky, 1942–1944

delete 4. The POW Labor Program, 1945–1946: Critical Manpower Shortages, the End of the War, and Full Employment

delete 5. Holes in the Barbed Wire: Escapes of Prisoners of War

delete 6. Problems with the POWs: Violence, Murder, and Nazi Influence Behind the Wire

delete 7. The Good Life: Camp Life, Coddling, and Fraternization

delete 8. Repatriation and the Results of the POW Program in Kentucky

delete Chapter Notes

delete Bibliography

delete Index

Erscheinungsdatum	27.12.2023
Zusatzinfo	15 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-8168-6 / 1476681686
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8168-9 / 9781476681689
Zustand	Neuware