Bibliograph

America's captives, treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, Paul J. Springer

Type

Label

America's captives, treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, Paul J. Springer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

America's captives

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

461895705

Responsibility statement

Paul J. Springer

Series statement

Modern war studies

Sub title

treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

Table Of Contents

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

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