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Confronting captivity : Britain and the United States and their POWs in Nazi Germany /

How was it possible that most of the 300,000 British and US troops who fell into German hands during World War II survived in POW camps and returned home? This behind-the-scenes look at the living conditions in Nazi camps traces the actions taken - and not taken - by the British and US governments t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kochavi, Arieh J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Whitehall and British POWs
  • Years of long captivity
  • Washington and American POWs
  • Exchanging seriously wounded and sick POWs
  • Long-term POWs kept in abeyance
  • Prisoners' safety and the collapse of Germany
  • Forced marches
  • An Anglo-Soviet bargain
  • A U.S.-Soviet package deal.