American prisoner of war policy and practice from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

American prisoner of war (POW) policy consists of repeated improvisational efforts during wartime followed by few efforts to incorporate lessons learned. As such, in every war, the United States has improvised its system of POW maintenance and utilization. At no time prior to World War II was the Un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Springer, Paul Joseph
Other Authors: Linn, Brian M.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3727