Michigan POW Camps in World War II - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540236791ISBN-10:154023679XUPC:9781540236791Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:State & Local, Pictorial, World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC2GCAMKW4
Michigan POW Camps in World War II
During World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. At a time of homefront labor shortages, they picked fruit in Berrien County, harvested sugar beets in the Thumb, cut pulpwood in the Upper Peninsula and maintained parks and other public spaces in Detroit. The work programs were not flawless and not all of the prisoners were cooperative, but many of the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540236791ISBN-10:154023679XUPC:9781540236791Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:State & Local, Pictorial, World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC2GCAMKW4
Sumner, Gregory D.: - Gregory D. Sumner is co-chair of the Department of History at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he has taught since 1993. Sumner holds a PhD in American history from Indiana University and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School. His previous books include Unstuck in Time: A Journey through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels (Seven Stories Press, 2011) and Detroit...
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