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The British Empire and its Italian Prisoners of War, 1940–1947
About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access The British Empire and its Italian Prisoners of War, 1940–1947 by B. Moore,K. Fedorowich in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & British History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Tables and Maps
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 British Planning and Policy for Prisoners of War, 1939–41
- 2 The Essential Labour Supply: The Import of Italian POWs to the United Kingdom
- 3 Italian POWs in Africa, 1940–3
- 4 ‘Farming Down Under’: Italian POWs in Australia, 1941–3
- 5 Intelligence, Propaganda and Political Warfare
- 6 The Watershed Year of 1943: From Enemies to Co-Belligerents
- 7 Neither Enemies Nor Allies: Italian Prisoners in the United Kingdom After the Armistice
- 8 Freedom, Farming and Frustration: Italians in Africa and Australia, 1943–5
- 9 The Long Road Home
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Notes and References
- Bibliography
- Index