Life and death in captivity : the abuse of prisoners during war / Geoffrey P.R. Wallace.

  • Wallace, Geoffrey P. R., 1978-
Date:
2015
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.

Physical description

xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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    History of Medicine
    JLQP /WAL
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ISBN

  • 9780801453434
  • 0801453437