عنوان

British prisoners of war in First World War Germany /

(Number (ISBN

1108185673

(Number (ISBN

1108198694

(Number (ISBN

1108203493

(Number (ISBN

9781108185677

(Number (ISBN

9781108198691

(Number (ISBN

9781108203494

Erroneous ISBN

1107199425

Erroneous ISBN

9781107199422

Erroneous ISBN

9781316648872

Title Proper

British prisoners of war in First World War Germany /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Oliver Wilkinson, University of Wolverhampton.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, United Kingdom :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-301) and index.

Text of Note

Part I. Behind the wire -- Capture -- The camps -- Routine, work & discipline -- Necessities of life -- Part II. Prisoner responses -- Resistance -- Leadership & organisation -- Friends & feuds -- Linking with home -- Part III. Conclusion -- Repatriation, futures & myths.

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Text of Note

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 offers an original insight into First World War captivity, the German POW camps, and the mentalities and perceptions of the British servicemen held within.

International Standard Book Number

1107199425

Prisoners of war-- Germany.

Prisoners of war-- Great Britain.

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

HISTORY-- Europe-- Western.

Prisoners of war.

Germany.

Great Britain.

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HIS-- 010020

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Edition

Class number

Wilkinson, Oliver

Date of Transaction

20200822173156.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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