POWs and the Great War : captivity on the Eastern Front / Alon Rachamimov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rachamimov, Iris, 1964-

Series:

Legacy of the Great War.

The legacy of the Great War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, Russian.

World War, 1914-1918.

Prisoners of war--Austria--History--20th century.

Prisoners of war.

Prisoners of war--Hungary--History--20th century.

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer--History--20th century.

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Berg Publishers, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Joint Winner of Fraenkel Prize for Contemporary History 2001, London. Winner of Talmon Prize, Israel, awarded by the Israeli Academy of Sciences. Although it was one of the most common experiences of combatants in World War I, captivity has recei ved only a marginal place in the collective memory of the Great War and has seemed unimportant compared with the experiences of soldiers on the Western Front. Yet this book, focusing on POWs on the Eastern Front, reveals a different picture of the Wa r and the human misery it produced. During four years of fighting, approximately 8.5 million soldier

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Becoming Prisoners of War; 2 The Hague Convention and the Treatment of POWs Mission and Omissions; 3 The Treatment of POWs in Russia; 4 In Search of the 'Good and Loyal Prisoner'; 5 The Emperor's Clothes The Austro Hungarian POW Relief Effort; 6 Imperial Identities and Personal Concerns The Perspective of the Prisoners; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612662249

9781472578143

1472578147

9781282662247

1282662244

9781845206321

1845206320

OCLC:

648759778