Abstract
When we think of prisoners of war, we often recall the experience of U.S. soldiers held captive overseas by foreign armies. What we frequently do not consider is the United States as the authority overseeing POWs. During World War II, approximately 425,000 foreign soldiers were held in camps on U.S. soil; of those, 50,000 were Italian.
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