The stigma of surrender : German prisoners British captors and manhood in the Great War and beyond Approximately nine million soldiers fell into enemy hands from 1914 1918 but historians have only recently begun to recognize the prisoner of wars 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 Approximately 9 million soldiers fell into enemy hands from 1914 to 1918 but historians have only recently begun to recognize the prisoner of wars significance to the history of the Great War. Examining the experiences of the approximately 130 000 German prisoners held in the United Kingdom during World War I historian Brian K. Feltman brings wartime captivity back into focus.