ISBN10: 0275993000, ISBN13: 9780275993009, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover 0275993000
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ISBN10: 0275993000, ISBN13: 9780275993009, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - America's current War on Terror is causing a readjustment of centuries of POW policies. Prisoners of war are once again in the news as America and Western Europe grapple with a new, faceless enemy and the rules of war and the torture of POWs are open to reconsideration. Until very recently, there has been astonishingly little written on the subject of prisoners of war. Yet, to understand the present, it is critical to look back over history. To that end, Arnold Krammer examines the fate of war prisoners from Biblical and Medieval times through the halting evolution of international law to the current reshuffling of the rules. The issue of prisoners of war is of more immediate concern now than ever before and an examination of the history of their treatment and current status may well influence foreign policy.The fate of war prisoners through history has been cruel and haphazard. The lives of captives hung by a thread. Execution, enslavement, torture, or being held for ransom were equally likely. International agreements developed haltingly through the 19th and 20th centuries to culminate in the Geneva Accords of 1929. America's current War on Terror is causing a readjustment of centuries of POW policies. Prisoners of war are once again in the news as America and Western Europe grapple with a new, faceless enemy ...
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Hardback. New. Krammer examines the history of prisoners of war from biblical times to the modern era. The narrative is supported by primary documents, biographies of relevant participants in history, and a bibliography to serve as a springboard for additional research. ISBN 0275993000 9780275993009 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0275993000, ISBN13: 9780275993009, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
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Westport, CT Praeger 2007 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 216 p. Contains: Maps. Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues.

ISBN10: 0275993000, ISBN13: 9780275993009, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
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