The Enemy in Our Hands: America's Treatment of Prisoners of War from the Revolution to the War on Terror

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Prisoners of war

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The university press of kentuc

The Enemy in Our Hands: America's Treatment of Prisoners of War from the Revolution to the War on Terror : The University Press of Kentucky : 9780813125893 : 0813125898 : 14 May 2010 : Revelations of abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison and the U.S. detention camp at Guantánamo Bay had repercussions extending beyond the worldwide media scandal that ensued. The controversy surrounding photos and descriptions of inhumane treatment of enemy prisoners of war, or EPWs, from the war on terror marked a watershed moment in the study of modern warfare and the treatment of prisoners of war. Amid allegations of human rights violations and war crimes, one question stands out among the rest: Was the treatment of America's most recent prisoners of war an isolated event or part of a troubling and complex issue that is deeply rooted in our nation's military history? Military expert Robert C. Doyle's The Enemy in Our Hands: America's Treatment of Prisoners of War from the Revolution to the War on Terro

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