Violence against Prisoners of War in the First World War

Britain, France and Germany, 1914–1920

By:

Heather Jones

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

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In this groundbreaking 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.

Author Biography:

Heather Jones is Lecturer in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her previous publications include Untold War: New Perspectives in First World War Studies (co-edited with Christoph Schmidt-Supprian and Jennifer O'Brien, 2008).

Release date Australia

August 22nd, 2013

Author

Heather Jones

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

12 Tables, black and white; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 3 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

468

Series

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

Dimensions

152x229x23

ISBN-13

9781107638266

Product ID

21372924

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