The stigma of surrender : German prisoners, British captors, and manhood in the Great War and beyond

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The stigma of surrender : German prisoners, British captors, and manhood in the Great War and beyond

Title remainder

German prisoners, British captors, and manhood in the Great War and beyond

Statement of responsibility

Brian K. Feltman

Creator

• Feltman, Brian K

Subject

• Prisoners of war -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
• Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspects

Language

eng

Summary

"Approximately nine million soldiers fell into enemy hands from 1914-1918, but historians have only recently begun to recognize the prisoner of war's significance to the history of World War I. Focusing on the experiences of the more than 132,000 German military prisoners held in the United Kingdom, military historian Brian Feltman explores the crucial importance of emasculation to military captivity"--

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non fiction

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bibliography