Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Subject Index of the Books Relating to the European War, 1914-1918
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibrarySubject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
Author: Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War
Author: Maria Teresa GiustiPublisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9633863562
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This book reconstructs the fate of Italian prisoners of war captured by the Red Army between August 1941 and the winter of 1942-43. On 230.000 Italians left on the Eastern front almost 100.000 did not come back home. Testimonies and memoirs from surviving veterans complement the author's intensive work in Russian and Italian archives. The study examines Italian war crimes against the Soviet civilian population and describes the particularly grim fate of the thousands of Italian military internees who after the 8 September 1943 Armistice had been sent to Germany and were subsequently captured by the Soviet army to be deported to the USSR. The book presents everyday life and death in the Soviet prisoner camps and explains the particularly high mortality among Italian prisoners. Giusti explores how well the system of prisoner labor, personally supervised by Stalin, was planned, starting in 1943. A special focus of the study is antifascist propaganda among prisoners and the infiltration of the Soviet security agencies in the camps. Stalin was keen to create a new cohort of supporters through the mass political reeducation of war prisoners, especially middle-class intellectuals and military élite. The book ends with the laborious diplomatic talks in 1946 and 1947 between USSR, Italy, and the Holy See for the repatriation of the surviving prisoners.
Subject Index of the Books Relating to the European War, 1914-1918
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher: London : Printed by order of the Trusteeds
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Subject Catalog of the World War I Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
A Treatise on International Law
Author: Roland Roberts FoulkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
In Enemy Hands
Author: Karen HornPublisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN: 1868426521
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
'To all intents and purposes I am as sexless as a block of wood. To eat is the extreme fundamental of living.' - South African POW, 1942 Books on World War II abound, yet there are remarkably few publications on South Africa's role in this war, which had such an influence on how we live today. There is even less written about those who participated on the margins of the war, especially those who were physically removed from the battlefields through capture by enemy forces. South Africa's prisoners of war during World War II, their experiences and recollections, are largely forgotten. That is until now. Historian Karen Horn painstakingly tracked down a number of former POWs. Together with written memoirs and archival documents, their interviews reveal rich narratives of hardship, endurance, humour, longing and self-discovery. Instead of fighting, these men adapted to another war, one which was fought on the inside of many prison camps. It was a war against hunger and deprivation, at times against ever-encroaching despondency and low morale amongst their companions in captivity. In their interviews, all the POWs expressed surprise at being asked to share their experiences of almost 70 years earlier. The author found it astonishing that almost all of them claimed not to be heroes of any kind. Perhaps this is not surprising when one considers that they returned home in 1945 to a country which soon afterwards tried its utmost to promote national amnesia with regard to its participation in the war. With great insight and empathy, Karen Horn shines a light on a neglected corner of South African history.
General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description