The American P.O.W. Experience

Abstract

From the earliest days of our history, Americans have been taken into captivity as a result of armed conflict. As prisoners of war, Americans have endured a variety of conditions from adherence to the conventions of war to unspeakable cruelty and have been exposed to a variety of cultures worldwide. This bibliography lists works that examine and document American POW experiences from the Revolutionary era to the present. It was compiled at the request of the Department of History in support of the Nineteenth Military History Symposium that will he held at the United States Air Force Academy from 14 to 16 November 2000. The bibliography is a selective list of the US Air Force Academy Academic Library's holdings on the indicated topics. Included are books, government documents, journal articles, and reports. Neither newspaper articles nor works of fiction are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA386452

Entities

People

  • Elwood White

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Health Services
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Sociopolitics
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Library and Information Science
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.