Axis Prisoners of War in Kentucky

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

Table of Contents


delete Acknowledgments

delete Preface

delete 1. The Depression, World War II, and the Kentucky Home Front

delete 2. Kentucky Enters World War II

delete 3. Working for the Enemy: Axis Labor in Kentucky, 1942–1944

delete 4. The POW Labor Program, 1945–1946: Critical Manpower Shortages, the End of the War, and Full Employment

delete 5. Holes in the Barbed Wire: Escapes of Prisoners of War

delete 6. Problems with the POWs: Violence, Murder, and Nazi Influence Behind the Wire

delete 7. The Good Life: Camp Life, Coddling, and Fraternization

delete 8. Repatriation and the Results of the POW Program in Kentucky

delete Chapter Notes

delete Bibliography

delete Index