Physical Description
xix, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents
Capture
Arrival in the United States
The Letterkenny Army Depot and the Italian service units' arrival
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 cooperators
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
The end of the war in Europe and the Pacific: the POWs await 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: Italian POWs detained at Letterkenny
Appendix B: Italian officers detained at Letterkenny
Appendix C: Italian American civilians that helped the POWs at Letterkenny
Appendix D: U.S. Army officers and non-commissioned officers at Letterkenny who interfaced with the POWs at Letterkenny.
Other Authors/Editors
Perry, Alan R., author.
ISBN
9781611479973
1611479975
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index.
Capture -- Arrival in the United States -- The Letterkenny Army Depot and the Italian service units' arrival -- 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 cooperators -- 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 -- The end of the war in Europe and the Pacific: the POWs await 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: Italian POWs detained at Letterkenny -- Appendix B: Italian officers detained at Letterkenny -- Appendix C: Italian American civilians that helped the POWs at Letterkenny -- Appendix D: U.S. Army officers and non-commissioned officers at Letterkenny who interfaced with the POWs at Letterkenny.
