Bob Moore University of Sheffield Kent Fedorowich Lecturer in British Imperial and Commonwealth History,University of the West of England

'The collection of essays under review has many virtues, but is particularly welcome since it represents the first 'tranch' of POW research to be published in Britain in book form. Many more will hopefully follow.'Cambridge Review of International Affairs'(an) important new work'History'Until recently, prisoner-of-war (POW) treatment has been one of the great neglected areas of modern international history. This collection constitutes a serious effort to showcase the work of eleven senior and junior historians from Britain, Canada, Australia and Japan, work which explores the relationship between military captives and captors in an international context. The result is most stimulating. [...] The editors have done a considerable service in assembling such an interesting and thought-provoking collection.'The International History Review

Bob Moore University of Sheffield Kent Fedorowich Lecturer in British Imperial and Commonwealth History,University of the West of England

'The collection of essays under review has many virtues, but is particularly welcome since it represents the first 'tranch' of POW research to be published in Britain in book form. Many more will hopefully follow.'Cambridge Review of International Affairs'(an) important new work'History'Until recently, prisoner-of-war (POW) treatment has been one of the great neglected areas of modern international history. This collection constitutes a serious effort to showcase the work of eleven senior and junior historians from Britain, Canada, Australia and Japan, work which explores the relationship between military captives and captors in an international context. The result is most stimulating. [...] The editors have done a considerable service in assembling such an interesting and thought-provoking collection.'The International History Review