Prisoners of Britain: German Civilian and Combatant Internees During the First World War

by Panikos Panayi

Book Overview

During the First World War hundreds of thousands of Germans faced incarceration in hundreds of camps on the British mainland. This is the first book to be published on these German prisoners, almost a century after the conflict. This account concentrates both upon the bureaucratic decision to introduce internment and the consequences of this government policy for individual lives.

The book covers the three different types of male internees...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719095638
• ISBN13: 9780719095634
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"