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The British Empire and its Italian Prisoners of War, 1940–1947

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Bob Moore
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  2. Kent Fedorowich
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Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 1-13

  3. British Planning and Policy for Prisoners of War, 1939–41

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 14-26

  4. The Essential Labour Supply: The Import of Italian POWs to the United Kingdom

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 27-43

  5. Italian POWs in Africa, 1940–3

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 44-71

  6. ‘Farming Down Under’: Italian POWs in Australia, 1941–3

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 72-91

  7. Intelligence, Propaganda and Political Warfare

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 92-130

  8. The Watershed Year of 1943: From Enemies to Co-Belligerents

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 131-147

  9. Neither Enemies Nor Allies: Italian Prisoners in the United Kingdom After the Armistice

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 148-170

  10. Freedom, Farming and Frustration: Italians in Africa and Australia, 1943–5

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 171-204

  11. The Long Road Home

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 205-222

  12. Conclusion

    • Bob Moore, Kent Fedorowich
    Pages 223-227

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 228-329
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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 labour force, a source of military intelligence and as a political warfare tool before their final repatriation in 1946-47.

About the authors

Author Kent Fedorowich: Kent Fedorowich is Reader in British Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

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