{"product_id":"spies-soldiers-and-prostitutes-richard-m-escalante-9789769706736","title":"Spies, Soldiers, and Prostitutes: Trinidad Society Before the German U-boat Attack, 1939-42","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore the bombs fell, Trinidad was already at war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was not just military preparation-but social upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn \u003cb\u003e\"American Occupation\"\u003c\/b\u003e reshaped daily life.\u003cbr\u003eA new wartime economy emerged.\u003cbr\u003eAnd with it came what many would later remember as an \u003cb\u003e\"eroticized war\"\u003c\/b\u003e-marked by rising prostitution, venereal disease, and shifting social norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the surface, another conflict was unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003esecret war\u003c\/b\u003e of espionage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgents 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Trinidadian society grappled with these rapid changes, an even greater threat loomed offshore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman U-boats were advancing into the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpies, Soldiers and Prostitutes\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping account of \u003cb\u003ewar beyond the battlefield\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is part of the \u003ci\u003eWar and Society in Colonial Trinidad\u003c\/i\u003e series, which explores the strategic, social, and hidden dimensions of World War II in the Caribbean.","brand":"Richard Escalante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50349415268545,"sku":"9789769706736","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9789769706736.jpg?v=1782162110","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/spies-soldiers-and-prostitutes-richard-m-escalante-9789769706736","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}