Prisoners of war books

Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania examines the World War II experience of 1,200 Italian soldiers, detained...  Read More >>

One of the darkest passages in German history is examined in this book (originally published in 1986) by five leading...  Read More >>

Offers a fascinating insight into life behind enemy lines. Alex kept a secret diary throughout the entire four-year...  Read More >>

The harrowing autobiography of former World War II Prisoner of War D. T. Davies of Dryslwyn, Carmarthenshire. An...  Read More >>

Eighty years since Felice Benuzzi's incredible escape, discover a classic tale of derring-do: The Great Escape meets...  Read More >>

Throughout WWII, thousands of Allied prisoners dreamed of outwitting their captors and returning to war against...  Read More >>

One of the most intriguing escape and evasion attempts of the Second World War.  Read More >>

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An eyewitness and harrowing account of the brutal life in a Soviet labour camp. An unwavering determination to survive...  Read More >>

This is a story of the difficulties which an Italian prisoner of war and later immigrant family to South Africa...  Read More >>

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An extreme POW story, the Sandakan death marches. The tragedy had four stages: active resistance, stubborn endurance,...  Read More >>

A superb example of the ever popular and moving Japanese POW/Death Railway genre.  Read More >>

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This is the moving, powerful and compelling story of a group of Australian POWs who organise an Australian Rules...  Read More >>

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In recent years, wartime captivity has taken on new urgency as a historical topic. This wide-ranging volume brings...  Read More >>

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Though the Japanese treatment of prisoners of war during World War II has been written about before, only with this...  Read More >>

A Doctor's Sword is the story of the incredible life of Aidan MacCarthy, an Irish doctor who survived Dunkirk, Japanese...  Read More >>

Did you know that Winston Churchill spent his twenty-fifth birthday as a prisoner of war? Or that he once had dinner...  Read More >>

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How an Unprepared, Undertrained Group of Maine National Guard Troops Went to Abu Ghraib to Fix the Irreparable The...  Read More >>

The true wartime story of William Ash - the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. A thrilling...  Read More >>