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

by Brian Lett

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473822696
• ISBN13: 9781473822696
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.