ISBN: 9780825303722 - prisoner of war/the inside story of the pow from the ancient world to colditz and after (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. First American edition. Hardcover. 192 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photos. A concise but sweeping history of prisoners of war through the ages. The personal histories of POWs from many time and cultures , is at once provocative, anecdotal, and disquieting. The work is organized into general themes: a general introduction about the prisoner of war, from the days of Richard the Lionheart to modern times; the status of POWs across the centuries; surrender and capture; the march; living conditions; work; the effects of captivity; escape.…

Zustand: good. First American Edition. First Printing. 192, illus., bibliography, index, pencil notation inside rear flyleaf, some wear to board edges and corners. The prisoner of war throughout the ages. Topics covered include status of the POW, surrender and capture, the march, living conditions, work, the effects of captivity, and escape. …