INVENTORY #4374
Encylopedia of Prisoners of War and Internment
VANCE, Jonathan (ed.)
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Publication Info
- Publisher: Grey House Publishing
- Edition: Second Edition
- Date Published: 2006
- Place Published: n/a
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- Condition: New
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734 p. 29 cm. Pictorial hardcover is still in cellophane wrap. Nearly 300 entries survey the history of POWs and interned civilians from the earliest times to the present, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include famous prisoners of war throughout history, medical conditions, atrocities, escapes, international law, exchanges of prisoners, organizations working on behalf of POWs and trials associated with the treatment of captives.