Mercy Ships: The Untold Story of Prisoner-Of-War Exchanges in World War II Contributor(s): Miller, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 185285572X ISBN-13: 9781852855727 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2008 Annotation: A remarkable insight into the humanitarian exchanges and communications between warring governments during the Second World War. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
Dewey: 940.547 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Remarkably, throughout World War Two, and even when the violence was its height, the allied and axis governments remained in contact through third parties in order to achieve humanitarian ends such as the exchange of wounded prisoners-of-war, of protected persons, such as medical personnel and priests, and of civilian internees. This involved detailed negotiations, careful planning and coordination, and the movement of protected ships and trains through war zones. This book fills an important gap in the history of World War Two describing how the warring governments of Britain, America, Germany and Japan not only communicated with each other but also exchanged large numbers of people and goods, thus showing that, despite the bloodshed and killing, a spark of humanity still existed. |