British Character and the Treatment of German Prisoners of War, 1939–48 1st Edition

British Character and the Treatment of German Prisoners of War, 1939–48 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030489144,9783030489151,3030489140,3030489159

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 3030489159
• ISBN-13: 9783030489151
• Author: Alan Malpass

This book examines attitudes towards German held captive in Britain, drawing on original archival material including newspaper and newsreel content, diaries, sociological surveys and opinion polls, as well as official documentation and the archives of pressure groups and protest movements. Moving beyond conventional assessments of POW treatment which have focused on the development of policy, diplomatic relations, and the experience of the POWs themselves, this study refocuses the debate onto the attitude of the British public towards the standard of treatment of German POWs. In so doing, it reveals that the issue of POW treatment intersected with discussions of state power, human rights, gender relations, civility, and national character.

Table contents:

1. Introduction
2. Characteristic Decency or Dangerous Sentimentality? British Treatment of German POWs, 1939–43
3. Atrocities and the Limits of Civility: British POW Treatment 1944–45
4. Rubbing Shoulders with the Ex-Enemy: Fraternisation and Marriage
5. ‘A Blot on Our Fair Name’? Indefinite Detention and Exploitation
6. After Liberation: Migration and the Memory of British POW Treatment
7. Conclusion

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