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Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War : Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920

Jones, Heather, 1978-

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\"In this groundbreaking new study, Heather Jones provides the first in-depth and comparative examination of violence against First World War prisoners. She shows how the war radicalised captivity treatment in Britain, France, and Germany, dramatically undermined international law protecting prisoners of war and led to new forms of forced prisoner labour and reprisals, which fuelled wartime propaganda that was often based on accurate prisoner testimony. This book reveals how, during the conflict, increasing numbers of captives were not sent to home front camps but retained in western front working units to labour directly for the British, French, and German armies--in the German case, by 1918, prisoners working for the German Army endured widespread malnutrition and constant beatings. Dr. Jones examines the significance of these new, violent trends and their later legacy, arguing that the Great War marked a key turning-point in the twentieth century evolution of the prison camp\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: World War, 1914-1918 Prisoners and prisons, British. / World War, 1914-1918 Prisoners and prisons, French. / World War, 1914-1918 Prisoners and prisons, German. / Prisoners of war Violence against Great Britain History 20th century. / Prisoners of war Violence against France History 20th century. / Prisoners of war Violence against Germany History 20th century. / World War, 1914-1918 Conscript labor. / Repatriation Europe History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780521117586, 0521117585

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
D627.A2 J66 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE