History Of Prisoner Of War Utilization By The United States Army 1776 1945

This study is primarily a treatment of the use of prisoner of war labor by the United States Army. It also provides a comprehensive treatment of the employment of prisoners of war by private employers in the United States. The primary objective of the monograph is to provide in one volume a comprehensive record of the use of prisoner of war labor for the guidance of General Staff officers and students in the Army school system. It is hoped that the study will assist the industrial and military mobilization planners of the future in planning for the use of prisoner of war labor. The document also will further the understanding of basic problems related to the employment of prisoners of war among persons interested in military affairs. Since the monograph is limited to the military history of prisoners of war through World War II, it is merely background for the events that have followed that conflict. An additional monograph dealing with the employment and treatment of prisoners of war during the Korean War is currently being prepared. The study is divided into three parts. Part One, "The Early Wars, "contains three chapters covering the period from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. Part Two, "The Beginnings of Global Warfare, "contains three chapters covering the period from the Spanish-American War to the beginning of World War II. Part Three, "World War II, "contains the bulk of the study. The planning, policies, interested agencies, and actual employment both in the continental United States and in oversea theaters are presented in detail.

The Office of the Chief of Military History of the Department of the Army is currently preparing a series of special studies dealing with recurrent problems that will always be of interest to the Army. The studies already completed include The History of Personnel Demobilization in the United States Army, The Personnel Replacement System in the United States Army, and The History of Military Mobilization in the United States Army. These studies were undertaken to implement the Army's policy of exploiting all historical data that may be of practical value. This study is primarily a treatment of the use of prisoner of war labor by the United States Army. It also provides a comprehensive treatment of the employment of prisoners of war by private employers in the United States. The primary objective of this monograph is to provide in one volume a comprehensive record of the use of prisoner of war labor for the guidance of General Staff officers and students in the Army school system. It is hoped that this study will assist the industrial and military mobilization planners of the future to provide for the use of prisoner of war labor. The material will also aid those interested in military affairs to understand some of the basic problems connected with the employment of prisoners of war. Since this document includes only problems through World War II, it is merely background for the events which have followed that conflict., An additional monograph concerned with the employment and treatment of prisoners of war during the recent Korean action is being prepared overseas.

Primarily a treatment of the use of prisoner of war labor by the U.S. Army. A comprehensive treatment of the employment of prisoners of war by private employers in the U.S. Provides in one volume a comprehensive record of the use of POW labor for the guidance of General Staff officers and students in the U.S. Army school system. This study will assist the industrial and military mobilization planners of the future to provide for the use of POW labor. It will also aid those interested in military affairs to understand some of the basic problems connected with the employment of prisoners. Includes only problems through World War II. Glossary. Bibliography. Charts, tables and maps.

During World War II, Kentuckians rushed from farms to factories and battlefields, leaving agriculture throughout the state--particularly the lucrative tobacco industry--without sufficient labor. An influx of Axis prisoners of war made up the shortfall. Nearly 10,000 German and Italian POWs were housed in camps at Campbell, Breckinridge, Knox and other locations across the state. Under the Geneva Convention, they worked for their captors and helped save Kentucky's crops, while enjoying relative comfort as prisoners--playing sports, performing musicals and taking college classes. Yet, friction between Nazi and anti-Nazi inmates threatened the success of the program. This book chronicles the POW program in Kentucky and the vital contributions the Bluegrass State made to Allied victory.