British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany - Rilegato

Wilkinson, Oliver

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ISBN 10: 1107199425 ISBN 13: 9781107199422

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Riassunto

Over 185,000 British military servicemen were captured by the Germans during the First World War and incarcerated as prisoners of war (POWs). In this original investigation into their experiences of captivity, Wilkinson uses official and private British source material to explore how these servicemen were challenged by, and responded to, their wartime fate. Examining the psychological anguish associated with captivity, and physical trials, such as the controlling camp spaces; harsh routines and regimes; the lack of material necessities; and, for many, forced labour demands, he asks if, how and with what effects British POWs were able to respond to such challenges. The culmination of this research reveals a range of coping strategies embracing resistance; leadership and organisation; networks of support; and links with 'home worlds'. British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany offers an original insight into First World War captivity, the German POW camps, and the mentalities and perceptions of the British servicemen held within.

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'In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Wilkinson tells us why military captivity in the First World War mattered. Significantly, he demonstrates that POW camps were not a separate universe, divorced from fighting front and home front, but intimately connected with both. This is a story told with passion, but also with scholarly precision and close attention to detail.' Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

'Compelling, comprehensive, and original, based on an impressive range of sources, this book is a major contribution to the scholarship on First World War captivity.' Heather Jones, The London School of Economics and Political Science

Descrizione del libro:

Over 185,000 British military servicemen were captured by the Germans during the First World War. Utilising official government reports alongside private diaries, letters and personal testimonies, British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany restores the forgotten history of these men and their experiences of captivity to the historiography of the First World War.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1107199425
• ISBN 13: 9781107199422
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 322