01659cam a2200301 4500 2721471710 TxAuBib 20260402120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798331940959 40b7d30b-334d-48d5-a25b-0e04577b5b54 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12332587 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Sumner, Gregory D. Michigan POW Camps in World War II [Libby Audiobook]. Tantor Media, Inc, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 116MB. historical nonfiction. labor camps. ww2. HTML:<p><b>During World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs.</b></p> <p>At a time of homefront labor shortages, they picked fruit in Berrien County, harvested sugar beets in the Thumb, cut pulpwood in the Upper Peninsula, and maintained parks and other public spaces in Detroit. The work programs were not flawless and not all of the prisoners were cooperative, but many of the men established enduring friendships with their captors. Author Gregory Sumner tells the story of these detainees and the ordinary Americans who embodied our highest ideals, even amid a global war.</p>. Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-04-02 20:00:03. Monteiro, Chris. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=40b7d30b-334d-48d5-a25b-0e04577b5b54&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)