Antonio S. Thompson

Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee

Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the Home Front, 1941-1946

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Produktbeschreibung

During World War II, Axis prisoners of war received arguably better treatment in the U.S. than anywhere else. Bound by the Geneva Convention but also hoping for reciprocal treatment of American POWs, the U.S. sought to humanely house and employ 425,000 Axis prisoners, many in rural communities in the South. This is the first book-length examination of Tennessee's role in the POW program, and how the influx of prisoners affected communities. Towns like Tullahoma transformed into military metropolises. Memphis received millions in defense spending. Paris had a secret barrage balloon base. The wooded Crossville camp housed German and Italian officers. Prisoners worked tobacco, lumber and cotton across the state. Some threatened escape or worse. When the program ended, more than 25,000 POWs lived and worked in Tennessee.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9781476681672
• ISBN-10: 1476681678
• Artikelnr.: 71271137

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. War Comes to Tennessee
Chapter 2. The Grand Central Station of the Southern United States: Enemy
Aliens, Axis Prisoners of War, and the U.S. Army Come to Tullahoma and Camp
Forrest, Tennessee
Chapter 3. The Workhorse of POW Camps in the South: The Camp Forrest POW
Camp and POW Hospital
Chapter 4. At the Crossroads of the Nation: The Memphis and Axis POWs at
the Army Service Forces Depot and Kennedy General Hospital
Chapter 5. The Myriad Problems at the "Jap Camp": German and Italian
Prisoners of War at Camp Crossville, Tennessee, 1942-1946
Chapter 6. The Branches of the Trees: The Branch Camps Operated from Camp
Forrest
Chapter 7. Trimming the Trees: Camp Closures, American and Axis Soldiers Go
Home, and the Aftermath for Tennessee
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index