Research Catalog

Title

The Kaiser's first POWs / Philip D. Chinnery.

Author

Chinnery, Philip D.

Publication

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2018.

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Details

Description

viii, 191 pages : illustrations, map; 26 cm

Summary

"In 1915, the German government published a book entitled 1915 in an attempt to portray the Germans as a civilised people who were destined to win the war, who would treat their prisoners with care and compassion. _The Kaiser s First POWs_ is the first book to compare the official German view to the grim reality of captivity, as experienced by the prisoners. Dozens of original photos from 1915 tell the story as seen by German eyes. Compare them to the personal accounts from former prisoners who describe the reality of falling into the hands of the German Army and life as a prisoner of the Kaiser. By the end of the war, the Germans had taken approximately 2.8 million prisoners of war. This books describes the life and times of these prisoners and the manner in which the Germans dealt with the problems involved in accommodating them"--Page 4 of cover.

Subjects

• Prisoners of war > Germany
• World War, 1914-1918 > Prisoners and prisons, German
• Prisoners of war > Great Britain

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Introduction -- The horrors of war -- Into the bag: the first prisoners -- The camps -- All the comforts of home -- The jailers -- Sanitary arrangements and care of the sick -- Arbeits Kommandos and reprisals -- Keeping idle hands busy -- Escape -- Allied prisoners of war -- Postscript.

Call Number

JFF 18-469

ISBN

• 1473892287
• 9781473892286

OCLC

1023055295

Author

Chinnery, Philip D., author.

Title

The Kaiser's first POWs / Philip D. Chinnery.

Publisher

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2018.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Research Call Number

JFF 18-469