Axis prisoners of war in Kentucky : behind barbed wire in the Bluegrass state, 1941-1946 /

Axis prisoners of war in Kentucky : behind barbed wire in the Bluegrass state, 1941-1946 /

"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...

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Main Author: Thompson, Antonio S (Antonio Scott), 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Prisoner-of-war camps > Kentucky > History > 20th century
Prisoners of war > Germany > History > 20th century
Prisoners of war > Italy > History > 20th century
Prisoners of war > Kentucky > History > 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, American
Prisonniers de guerre > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle
Prisonniers de guerre > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle
Prisonniers de guerre > Italie > Histoire > 20e siècle
Prisonniers de guerre > Italie > Histoire > 20e siècle
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
Prisoner-of-war camps
Prisoners of war
Germany
Italy
Kentucky
History
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