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- catalog abstract ""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. This book examines the capture, dispersal across the Empire, incarceration and intelligence potential of prisoners." "What becomes apparent is that the British authorities, when faced with these problems, found ways and means of converting Italian POWs from liabilities into assets. Some of this asset value, such as the use of POWs as a source of labour and intelligence, had been understood long before the outbreak of the Second World War, but their further use as a political warfare tool was developed only during the course of hostilities. The book also looks at the impact of the Italian prisoners on their 'host' countries, the internal political and social problems which were created, and also how the prisoners themselves reacted to long-term incarceration both before and after the Italian surrender in September 1943. Finally, the text turns to the vexed questions of repatriation and the organisation of this most difficult task in the months and years after 1945"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12501277.
- catalog contributor b12501278.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""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. This book examines the capture, dispersal across the Empire, incarceration and intelligence potential of prisoners."".
- catalog description ""What becomes apparent is that the British authorities, when faced with these problems, found ways and means of converting Italian POWs from liabilities into assets. Some of this asset value, such as the use of POWs as a source of labour and intelligence, had been understood long before the outbreak of the Second World War, but their further use as a political warfare tool was developed only during the course of hostilities. The book also looks at the impact of the Italian prisoners on their 'host' countries, the internal political and social problems which were created, and also how the prisoners themselves reacted to long-term incarceration both before and after the Italian surrender in September 1943.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Finally, the text turns to the vexed questions of repatriation and the organisation of this most difficult task in the months and years after 1945"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-300) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 329 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0333738926 (cloth)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in military and strategic history (Palgrave (Firm))".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in military and strategic history".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave,".
- catalog spatial "Commonwealth countries".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog subject "940.54/7241 21".
- catalog subject "D805.G7 M66 2002".
- catalog subject "Prisoners of war Commonwealth countries History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Prisoners of war Italy History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Repatriation Italy History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, British.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "The British Empire and its Italian prisoners of war, 1940-1947 / Bob Moore and Kent Fedorowich.".
- catalog type "text".