| Michigan POW Camps in World War II Contributor(s): Sumner, Gregory D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 162585837X ISBN-13: 9781625858375 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | Military - Pictorial - History | Military - World War Ii |
| LCCN: 2018948031 |
| Series: Military |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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| Publisher Description: 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 P |
Contributor Bio(s): Sumner, Gregory D.: - Gregory 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 of Michigan Law School. His previous books include Unstuck in Time: A Journey through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels (Seven Stories Press, 2011) and Detroit in World War II (The History Press, 2015). |