Mercy Ships: The Untold Story of Prisoner-Of-War Exchanges in World War II

by David Miller

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185285572X
• ISBN13: 9781852855727
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"