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Ken Fenton, Nelson, NZ
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"Before the Italian Armistice of September 1943, thousands of Kiwi and Aussie soldiers were held in POW camps in Northern Italy ... This book brings together many fragments of history, commencing with the POWs' experiences at Prison Camp 57, Gruppignano ... escaping Anzacs sought to survive"--Back cover.
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748 p.; 25 cm
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9780473145675
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Before the Armistice of September 1943, thousands of Australians and New Zealanders were held in the PoW camps of northern Italy, particularly in PG 57 at Gruppignano. This book (in two volumes) describes the fortunes of these POWs and how escapers from among them later coped with the exigencies of war-torn Italy. Ken Fenton draws on recollections of ANZAC ex-servicemen and Italian civilians, along with his personal knowledge of northern Italy during the Second World War, as a young soldier with the 2nd NZ Division. He also looks into some of the higher policies and decisions that affected both ANZACS and Italian civilians.