Wallace, Geoffrey P. R.,  1978- <br/><br/>
Life and death in captivity :  the abuse of prisoners during war / 
Geoffrey P.R. Wallace. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Repertoires of violence against prisoners --  The captor's dilemma --  Prisoners by the numbers --  World War II, democracies, and the (mis)treatment of prisoners --  Territorial conquest and the Katyn massacre in perspective --  Conclusion : explaining the treatment of prisoners during war. 
<br/><br/> Why are prisoners horribly abused in some wars but humanely cared for in others? This book explores the profound differences in the ways that captives are treated during armed conflict. It focuses on the dual role played by regime type and the nature of the conflict in determining whether captor states opt for brutality or mercy. Integrating original data on prisoner treatment during the last century of interstate warfare with in-depth historical cases, the book demonstrates how domestic constraints and external incentives shape the fate of captured enemy combatants. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801455735 9780801455742 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019721509 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prisoners of war--Abuse of.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UB800  / .L544 2015