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.

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• Table of Contentsdelete Acknowledgmentsdelete Prefacedelete 1. The Depression, World War II, and the Kentucky Home Frontdelete 2. Kentucky Enters World War IIdelete 3. Working for the Enemy: Axis Labor in Kentucky, 1942–1944delete 4. The POW Labor Program, 1945–1946: Critical Manpower Shortages, the End of the War, and Full Employmentdelete 5. Holes in the Barbed Wire: Escapes of Prisoners of Wardelete 6. Problems with the POWs: Violence, Murder, and Nazi Influence Behind the Wiredelete 7. The Good Life: Camp Life, Coddling, and Fraternizationdelete 8. Repatriation and the Results of the POW Program in Kentuckydelete Chapter Notesdelete Bibliographydelete Index

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.

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• Table of Contentsdelete Acknowledgmentsdelete Prefacedelete 1. The Depression, World War II, and the Kentucky Home Frontdelete 2. Kentucky Enters World War IIdelete 3. Working for the Enemy: Axis Labor in Kentucky, 1942–1944delete 4. The POW Labor Program, 1945–1946: Critical Manpower Shortages, the End of the War, and Full Employmentdelete 5. Holes in the Barbed Wire: Escapes of Prisoners of Wardelete 6. Problems with the POWs: Violence, Murder, and Nazi Influence Behind the Wiredelete 7. The Good Life: Camp Life, Coddling, and Fraternizationdelete 8. Repatriation and the Results of the POW Program in Kentuckydelete Chapter Notesdelete Bibliographydelete Index

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.

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• Table of Contentsdelete Acknowledgmentsdelete Prefacedelete 1. The Depression, World War II, and the Kentucky Home Frontdelete 2. Kentucky Enters World War IIdelete 3. Working for the Enemy: Axis Labor in Kentucky, 1942–1944delete 4. The POW Labor Program, 1945–1946: Critical Manpower Shortages, the End of the War, and Full Employmentdelete 5. Holes in the Barbed Wire: Escapes of Prisoners of Wardelete 6. Problems with the POWs: Violence, Murder, and Nazi Influence Behind the Wiredelete 7. The Good Life: Camp Life, Coddling, and Fraternizationdelete 8. Repatriation and the Results of the POW Program in Kentuckydelete Chapter Notesdelete Bibliographydelete Index