Verlag: History Press Nov 2018, 2018
ISBN 10: 162585837X ISBN 13: 9781625858375
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs.
Verlag: History Press Nov 2018, 2018
ISBN 10: 154023679X ISBN 13: 9781540236791
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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 men established enduring friendships with their captors. Author Gregory Sumner tells the story of these detainees and the ordinary Americans who embodied our highest ideals, even amid a global war.
Verlag: HISTORY PR, 2018
ISBN 10: 162585837X ISBN 13: 9781625858375
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. KlappentextDuring 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.
Verlag: HISTORY PR, 2018
ISBN 10: 154023679X ISBN 13: 9781540236791
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. Über den AutorGregory 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.