Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9781349409266
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: xii, 329 S., 1 s/w Illustr., 329 p. 1 illus.
Einband: kartoniertes Buch
Beschreibung
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.
Autorenportrait
Author Kent Fedorowich: Kent Fedorowich is Reader in British Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.