The Prisoners of War and German High Command: The British and American Experience

by V. Vourkoutiotis

Overview

Based on archival research in Germany, Great Britain, the USA and Canada, this study provides the first complete examination of the relationship between the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces High Command), and Anglo-American prisoners of war. German military policy is compared with reports of almost one thousand visits by Red Cross and Protecting Power inspectors to the camps, allowing the reader to judge how well the policies were actually put into practice, and what their impact was on the lives of the captured soldiers, sailors and airmen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403911698
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/08/2003
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

VASILIS VOURKOUTIOTIS completed his PhD in History at McGill University, Montreal, and has since been lecturing in History and International Relations in Russian Universities. He has contributed to several books and published in academic journals in Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Russia.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Maps Foreword List of Abbreviations/Terms PART I: INTRODUCTION PART II: BACKGROUND INFORMATION Historical Background The Geneva Convention, and the National Prisoner-Of-War Policies of Britain, Canada, the United States, and Germany, 1939 The Structure of Prisoner-Of-War Affairs in Germany PART III: GERMAN MILITARY POLICY ON THE TREATMENT OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN PRISONERS-OF-WAR General Issues Prisoner-Of-War Camps Crimes and Punishments Labour and Finance External Relations of Prisoners-Of-War PART IV: FINAL ASSESSMENTS What the Inspectors Saw Policy Versus Evidence Conclusions