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Spies, Soldiers, and Prostitutes: Trinidad Society Before the German U-boat Attack, 1939-42
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Series: War and Society in Colonial Trinidad, Book 2
Caribbean HistoryGeneral Military HistoryInternational Relations
ISBN13: 9789769706736
Publisher: Richard Escalante
Published: Jul 27 2023
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before the bombs fell, Trinidad was already at war.
In May 1941, the United States deployed thousands of troops to the British colony of Trinidad. Within a year, their numbers surged to over 80,000, transforming the island almost overnight.
What followed was not just military preparation-but social upheaval.
An American Occupation reshaped daily life.
A new wartime economy emerged.
And with it came what many would later remember as an eroticized war-marked by rising prostitution, venereal disease, and shifting social norms.
But beneath the surface, another conflict was unfolding.
A secret war of espionage.
Agents of German military intelligence operated in the shadows, gathering information on Allied troop movements and vital oil shipments. Opposing them were British intelligence officers and local security forces in a tense, high-stakes struggle for control.
As Trinidadian society grappled with these rapid changes, an even greater threat loomed offshore:
German U-boats were advancing into the Caribbean.
Spies, Soldiers and Prostitutes reveals the untold story of a society on the brink-where war, desire, and intelligence collided in one of the most strategically important colonies of World War II.
A gripping account of war beyond the battlefield.
This book is part of the War and Society in Colonial Trinidad series, which explores the strategic, social, and hidden dimensions of World War II in the Caribbean.Also from
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