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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Prisoners of war in 1942, Australian nurse Nesta James and Norah Chambers, held in the notorious Camp Palembang, deep in the jungle of Sumatra, battle disease, starvation and unimaginable brutality meted out by Japanese soldiers, but found, in themselves and in each other, the courage and resourcefulness to survive.
Author
Series
Savage rebellion volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The final war for the nation of Crache has begun. At the helm of the people's rebellion is Evie, the Sparrow General. She has been captured by the Skrian, Crache's vicious army, and is being brought back to the Capitol for punishment. But reinforcements are coming for her. Dyeawan, who has climbed from street urchin to Crache's highest seat of power through clever schemes and ruthless bloodshed, finds trouble on every front once she arrives. The...
5) Axis prisoners of war in Tennessee: coerced labor and the captive enemy on the home front, 1941-1946
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, Axis prisoners of war received arguably better treatment in the U.S. than anywhere else. Bound by the Geneva Convention but also hoping for reciprocal treatment of American POWs, the U.S. sought to humanely house and employ 425,000 German and Italian prisoners, many in rural communities in the South. This book examines for the first time Tennessee's role in the POW program, and how the influx of prisoners affected communities....
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 382 pages : maps, illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, this gripping WWII novel captures the resilience, hope, and courage of a Dutch family who is separated during the war when the Japanese occupy the Dutch East Indies, Java Island, 1941.
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Series
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Language
English
Description
While military commission proceedings have been instituted against some suspected enemy belligerents held at Guantanamo, the Obama Administration has opted to bring charges in federal criminal court against terrorist suspects arrested in the United States, as well as some terrorist suspects who were taken into U.S. custody abroad but who were not transferred to Guantanamo. The Administration's choice of forums in which to prosecute certain terrorist...
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