Italian prisoners of war in Pennsylvania : : allies on the home front, 1944-1945 / / Falvio G. Conti and Alan R. Perry.

• Superior document: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian Studies
• VerfasserIn: Conti, Falvio G.,; Perry, Alan R.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Perry, Alan R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Lanham, MD : : Farleigh Dickinson University Press,, [2016]; 2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (319 pages)

Table of Contents

Capture -- Arrival in the United States -- The Letterkenny Army Depot and the Italian service units -- American public opinion and the Italian pows -- The Apostolic Delegate Amleto Cicognani's first visit to the depot in October 1944 -- Italian Americans, women, and Letterkenny co-operators -- The treatment of prisoners -- Letterkenny's chapel and bell tower built by the Italian prisoners -- Spring 1945: Brig. Gen. John M. Eager, Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani visit the Letterkenny Depot -- End of the war in Europe and the Pacific: awaiting repatriation -- Autumn 1945: the 321st ISU Battalion returns home -- Letterkenny's Italian veterans and postwar Italy -- Back in the United States as free citizens -- Conclusion: the Letterkenny legacy -- Appendix A: List of all Letterkenny POWsv-- Appendix B: Italian officers detained at Letterkenny -- Appendix C: List of Italian American civilians that helped the POWs -- Appendix D: U.S. Army officers and non-commissioned officers at Letterkenny that interfaced with the POWs -- Appendix E: Map of the depot.