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Life and death in captivity : the abuse of prisoners during war /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace, Geoffrey P. R., 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Prisoners of war > Abuse of.
Prisoners of war > Legal status, laws, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Repertoires of violence against prisoners
  • The captor's dilemma
  • Prisoners by the numbers
  • World War II, democracies, and prisoner (mis)treatment
  • Territorial conquest and the Katyn massacre in perspective
  • Conclusion : explaining the treatment of prisoners during war.