Mercy ships / David Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, David, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

x, 198 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.

Contents:

1 The Historical Background 1

2 British-German Exchanges 11

3 US-German Exchanges 25

4 German Exchanges 29

5 Jewish-German Exchanges 33

6 The Zamzam Affair 47

7 The Channel Islanders 57

8 British-Italian Exchanges 63

9 The French 67

10 Red Cross Parcels for Camps on Mainland Europe 73

11 Re-Employment of Repatriates 83

12 Selection for Repatriation 87

13 Education and Other Support 93

14 Japan - The First US Exchange 97

15 The Second US-Japanese Exchange 107

16 British-Japanese Exchange 113

17 Relief Supplies to Prisoners-of-War and Civilian Internees in the Far East 125

18 The Sinking of the Awa Maru 133

19 Postal Services to and from Japanese-Controlled Territories: 1942-1945 143

20 Failed Attempts 155

Appendix A The Convention of 27 May 1929 Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners-of-War 165

Appendix B Geneva Convention 1929: Annex to Article 68. Model Agreement Concerning Direct Repatriation of Prisoners-of-War for Reasons of Health 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-190) and index.

ISBN:

9781852855727

185285572X

OCLC:

213113715