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An Extraordinary Italian Imprisonment: The Brutal Truth of Campo 21, 1942-3
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An Extraordinary Italian Imprisonment: The Brutal Truth of Campo 21, 1942-3 Hardback - 2015

by Brian Lett

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This book tells the story of prisoner of war camp PG 21, at Chieti, Italy, between August 1942 and September 1943. It was grossly overcrowded, with little running water, no proper sanitation, and in winter no heating.

Conditions (food/clothing) for POWs were so bad that they were debated in the House of Commons.

The prisoners suffered under a violently pro-Fascist regime. The first Commandant personally beat up one recaptured escaper. A pilot was murdered by an Italian guard following his escape attempt. Tunnels were dug, and the prisoners were even prepared to swim through human sewage to try and get out. Morale in the camp remained remarkably high. Two England cricket internationals staged a full scale cricket match. Theater and music also thrived.

After the Italian Armistice, in September 1943, the British Commander refused to allow the ex-prisoners to leave camp. Germans took over the camp, and most prisoners were transported to Germany. Some managed to hide, and more than half of these subsequently escaped. After the war, a number of the Camp staff were arrested for war crimes.

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  • Title An Extraordinary Italian Imprisonment: The Brutal Truth of Campo 21, 1942-3
  • Author Brian Lett
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley, S Yorkshire, UK
  • Publication date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781473822696 / 1473822696
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and, World War, 1939-1945 - Italy - Chieti
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016304081
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.547

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