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The Second World War between the Axis and Allied powers saw over 20 million soldiers taken as prisoners of war. Prisoners of War uses a series of case studies to illuminate the personal and collective histories of those who experienced captivity in Eastern and Western Europe during the war and their repatriation and reintegration afterwards.
Three weeks after Imperial Japanâ (TM)s surrender, five men dressed in baggy khaki uniforms stared at the camera. They and two colleagues were the only survivors out of the 210 Allied airmen which Imperial Japan had imprisoned in â oeparadise.â Joining them were 18 British soldiers, the only survivors of 600 of their countrymen similarly but separately imprisoned. Another 10,000 Allied soldiers and civilians were also imprisoned on the South Pacific island of New Britain. More than half died before liberation. What motivated such inhumane treatment? This bookâ (TM)s quest for an answer traces the genesis of Bushido, Imperial Japanâ (TM)s martial code, and surveys the prisonersâ (TM) recollections of their ordeal as the Battle for Rabaul raged around them from 1942 to March 1944.
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An original investigation dedicated to the captivity experiences of British military servicemen captured by Germany in the First World War.
In his meticulously researched book, 'The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816,' Thomas Walker provides a comprehensive account of the infamous prisoner-of-war depot during the Napoleonic Wars. Walker's vivid descriptions and insightful analysis bring to life the experiences of both the prisoners and the guards, shedding light on the daily struggles and interactions within the walls of Norman Cross. Through extensive archival research and firsthand accounts, Walker paints a nuanced picture of the conditions faced by prisoners and the efforts made to maintain order within the camp. This book is a valuable contribution to the study of military history and t...
The first part of this book gives a detailed description of all the battle fought during the Texas revolution and the 10 years of the Republic of Texas. The second part of the book is a listing of all of the soldiers who fought for Texas and the battles in which they fought.
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