Last Letters
Title | Last Letters PDF eBook |
Author | Olivier Blanc |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The French Prisoners
Title | The French Prisoners PDF eBook |
Author | Eduard Bertz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1884 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The French Prisoners of Norman Cross: A Tale
Title | The French Prisoners of Norman Cross: A Tale PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Rev. Brown |
Publisher | Good Press |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2019-12-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
"The French Prisoners of Norman Cross: A Tale" by Arthur Rev. Brown. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Society of Prisoners
Title | The Society of Prisoners PDF eBook |
Author | Renaud Morieux |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 2019-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 019872358X |
In the eighteenth century, as wars between Britain, France, and their allies raged across the world, hundreds of thousands of people were captured, detained, or exchanged. They were shipped across oceans, marched across continents, or held in an indeterminate limbo. The Society of Prisoners challenges us to rethink the paradoxes of the prisoner of war, defined at once as an enemy and as a fellow human being whose life must be spared. Amidst the emergence of new codifications of international law, the practical distinctions between a prisoner of war, a hostage, a criminal, and a slave were not always clear-cut. Renaud Morieux's vivid and lucid account uses war captivity as a point of departure, investigating how the state transformed itself at war, and how whole societies experienced international conflicts. The detention of foreigners on home soil created the conditions for multifaceted exchanges with the host populations, involving prison guards, priests, pedlars, and philanthropists. Thus, while the imprisonment of enemies signals the extension of Anglo-French rivalry throughout the world, the mass incarceration of foreign soldiers and sailors also illustrates the persistence of non-conflictual relations amidst war. Taking the reader beyond Britain and France, as far as the West Indies and St Helena, this story resonates in our own time, questioning the dividing line between war and peace, and forcing us to confront the untenable situations in which the status of the enemy is left to the whim of the captor.
The French Prisoners. A History. [Stories of the French Prisoners in England.]
Title | The French Prisoners. A History. [Stories of the French Prisoners in England.] PDF eBook |
Author | Esq. George NASH |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1843 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
English Prisoners in France
Title | English Prisoners in France PDF eBook |
Author | R. B. Wolfe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 1830 |
Genre | British |
ISBN |
Hostages of Empire
Title | Hostages of Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Ann Frank |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2021-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1496207777 |
Hostages of Empire is a social, cultural, and political history of the colonial prisoners of war.