America's captives : treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

America's captives : treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror / Paul J. Springer.

Author/creator	Springer, Paul J.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2010.
Description	viii, 278 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Prisoners of war--United States --History. Prisoners of war--Government policy --United States --History. United States--History, Military.

Series	Modern war studies Modern war studies. ^A239554
Contents	Introduction: American pow policy and practice -- Struggling into existence: the American Revolution -- The first declared war: the War of 1812 -- Prisoners on foreign soil: the war against Mexico -- Brother against brother: the American Civil War -- America becomes a world power, 1865-1919 -- America becomes a superpower: World War II -- Containing communism : the Korean War -- The dominoes begin to fall: the Vietnam War -- Pow policy in the post-cold war era -- Conclusion : the future of American pow policy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009044667
ISBN	9780700617173 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0700617175 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	UB803 .S67 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold