The Prisoners of War and German High Command

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   • Vasilis Vourkoutiotis

   Pages 1-10

3. Background Information

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   Pages 11-36

4. General Issues on Policy and Prisoner-of-war Camps

   • Vasilis Vourkoutiotis

   Pages 37-74

5. Crimes and Punishment of Prisoners of War

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   Pages 75-108

6. Economics and External Relations of Prisoners of War

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   Pages 109-164

7. Final Assessments

   • Vasilis Vourkoutiotis

   Pages 165-202

8. Back Matter

   Pages 203-266

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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.

• Anglo-American
• Britain
• Germany
• USA
• Wehrmacht

• University of Ottawa, Canada

  Vasilis Vourkoutiotis

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.

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