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treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Introduction : American POW policy and practice -- Struggling into existence : the American Revolution -- The first declared war : the War of 1812 -- Prisoners on foreign soil : the war against Mexico -- Brother against brother : the American Civil War -- America becomes a world power, 1865-1919 -- America becomes a superpower : World War II -- Containing communism : the Korean War -- The dominoes begin to fall : the Vietnam War -- POW policy in the post-Cold War era -- Conclusion : the future of American POW policy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.