The British Empire and Italian Prisoners of War

By: B. Moore, K. Fedorowich

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Hardcover | 13 March 2002 | Edition Number 1

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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 labor force, a source of military intelligence and as a political warfare tool before their final repatriation in 1946-47.

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List of Tables and Maps	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
British Planning and Policy for Prisoners of War, 1939-41	p. 14
The Essential Labour Supply: The Import of Italian POWs to the United Kingdom	p. 27
Italian POWs in Africa, 1940-3	p. 44
'Farming Down Under': Italian POWs in Australia, 1941-3	p. 72
Intelligence, Propaganda and Political Warfare	p. 92
The Watershed Year of 1943: From Enemies to Co-Belligerents	p. 131
Neither Enemies Nor Allies: Italian Prisoners in the United Kingdom After the Armistice	p. 148
Freedom, Farming and Frustration: Italians in Africa and Australia, 1943-5	p. 171
The Long Road Home	p. 205
Conclusion	p. 223
Tables	p. 228
Notes and References	p. 231
Bibliography	p. 284
Index	p. 301
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