Axis prisoners of war in Tennessee coerced labor and the captive enemy on the home front, 1941-1946
"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 German and Italian prisoners, many in rur...
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| 505 | 8 | |a War Comes to Tennessee -- 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 -- The Workhorse of POW Camps in the South: The Camp Forrest POW Camp and POW Hospital -- At the Crossroads of the Nation: The Memphis and Axis POWs at the Army Service Forces Depot and Kennedy General Hospital -- The Myriad Problems at the "Jap Camp": German and Italian Prisoners of War at Camp Crossville, Tennessee, 1942-1946 -- The Branches of the Trees: The Branch Camps Operated from Camp Forrest -- Trimming the Trees: Camp Closures, American and Axis Soldiers Go Home, and the Aftermath for Tennessee | |
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| adam_text | Table of Contents Preface 1 Chapter 1. War Comes to Tennessee 5 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 23 Chapter 3. The Workhorse of POW Camps in the South: The Camp Forrest POW Camp and POW Hospital 44 Chapter 4. At the Crossroads of the Nation: The Memphis and Axis POWs at the Army Service Forces Depot and Kennedy General Hospital 73 Chapter 5. The Myriad Problems at the “Jap Camp”: German and Italian Prisoners of War at Camp Crossville, Tennessee, 1942-1946 114 Chapter 6. The Branches of the Trees: The Branch Camps Operated from Camp Forrest 148 Chapter 7. Trimming the Trees: Camp Closures, American and Axis Soldiers Go Home, and the Aftermath for Tennessee 177 Appendix 1 189 Appendix 2 192 Chapter Notes 197 Bibliography 231 Index 245 vii
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| contents | War Comes to Tennessee -- 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 -- The Workhorse of POW Camps in the South: The Camp Forrest POW Camp and POW Hospital -- At the Crossroads of the Nation: The Memphis and Axis POWs at the Army Service Forces Depot and Kennedy General Hospital -- The Myriad Problems at the "Jap Camp": German and Italian Prisoners of War at Camp Crossville, Tennessee, 1942-1946 -- The Branches of the Trees: The Branch Camps Operated from Camp Forrest -- Trimming the Trees: Camp Closures, American and Axis Soldiers Go Home, and the Aftermath for Tennessee |
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| title | Axis prisoners of war in Tennessee coerced labor and the captive enemy on the home front, 1941-1946 |
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| title_full | Axis prisoners of war in Tennessee coerced labor and the captive enemy on the home front, 1941-1946 Antonio S. Thompson |
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