View in EDS PDF Full Text ePub Full Text

Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee : Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the Home Front, 1941-1946

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee : Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the Home Front, 1941-1946
Description: 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.
Authors: Antonio S. Thompson
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Prisoners of war--Italy--History--20th century, Prisoners of war--Tennessee--History--20th century, Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century, Prisoner-of-war camps--Tennessee--History--20th century, World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American
Categories: HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
FullText Links:
  – Type: ebook-pdf
  – Type: ebook-epub
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: nlebk
DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
An: 3571661
RelevancyScore: 1110
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: eBook
PubTypeId: ebook
PreciseRelevancyScore: 1109.74133300781
IllustrationInfo
ImageInfo – Size: thumb
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$3571661$PDF&s=r
– Size: medium
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$3571661$PDF&s=d
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee : Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the Home Front, 1941-1946
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Description
  Group: Ab
  Data: 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.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Antonio+S%2E+Thompson%22">Antonio S. Thompson</searchLink>
– Name: TypePub
  Label: Resource Type
  Group: TypPub
  Data: eBook.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Prisoners+of+war--Italy--History--20th+century%22">Prisoners of war--Italy--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Prisoners+of+war--Tennessee--History--20th+century%22">Prisoners of war--Tennessee--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Prisoners+of+war--Germany--History--20th+century%22">Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Prisoner-of-war+camps--Tennessee--History--20th+century%22">Prisoner-of-war camps--Tennessee--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22World+War%2C+1939-1945--Prisoners+and+prisons%2C+American%22">World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectBISAC
  Label: Categories
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22HISTORY+%2F+Wars+%26+Conflicts+%2F+World+War+II+%2F+General%22">HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General</searchLink>
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=3571661
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Classifications:
      – Code: 940.547273
        Scheme: ddc
        Type: prePub
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Prisoners of war--Italy--History--20th century
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Prisoners of war--Tennessee--History--20th century
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Prisoner-of-war camps--Tennessee--History--20th century
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee : Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the Home Front, 1941-1946
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Antonio S. Thompson
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Antonio S. Thompson
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2022
            – D: 30
              M: 07
              Type: profile
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: isbn-print
              Value: 9781476681672
            – Type: isbn-electronic
              Value: 9781476648798
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee : Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the Home Front, 1941-1946
              Type: main
ResultId 1