The Italian Farming Soldiers. Prisoners of War in Australia 1941-47
Fitzgerald Alan
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Clareville Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1998
Edition: First Edition
Description: 194 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Australia Was The Place Of Confinement For 18,000 Itaian Prisoners Of War From 1941 Until 1947.
Publishers Description: Australia was the place of confinement for 18,000 Italian prisoners of war from 1941 until 1947. The majority had been captured by Australian troops in North Africa. To ease the shortage of rural manpower, Australia allowed the pows to work unguarded on farms throughout the country from 1943. 186 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
ISBN: 0522842119
(198217)