This book offers new international perspectives on captivity in wartime during the twentieth century. It explores how global institutions and practices with reg

Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, ca

This new analysis of internment outside Europe helps us to understand the First World War as a truly global conflict.

In Life and Death in Captivity, Geoffrey P. R. Wallace explores the profound differences in the ways captives are treated during armed conflict. Wallace focuses

Capture-- Imprisoned servicemen -- Bonds between men -- Ties with home -- Going "round the bend"--Liberation -- Resettling -- Conclusion