Prisoners of war
By: by Ron Fridell.
Series: Open for debate
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Tarrytown, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780761425779
Subjects: Prisoners of war -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; Prisoners of war -- United States. -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Discusses the debate over treatment and rights of prisoners of war, including an historical discussion of POWs"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153) and index.
Table of contents: value: The issues; value: POWs and the laws of war; value: Humanitarian ideas; value: Battlefield realities; value: Rewards and punishments; value: A new set of rights; value: Repatriation and propaganda; value: Dignity and humilitation; value: Uncoventional combatants; value: Prisoners outside the law; value: Prisoners and torture; value: A matter of honor; value: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld; value: The Military Commissions Act; value: The debate continues.