Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century: Archives, Stories, Memories(19 Studies in Contemporary European History)

Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, captivity’s historical significance extends far beyond the front lines, ultimately inextricable from the histories of mobilization, nationalism, colonialism, law, and a host of other related subjects. This wide-ranging volume brings together an international selection of scholars to trace the contours of this evolving research agenda, offering fascinating new perspectives on historical moments that range from the early days of the Great War to the arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements List of Figures Acronyms Editors’ Introduction: Prisoners of War in the Twentieth Century: A Problematic at the Crossroads of Histories and Disciplines Anne-Marie Pathé and Fabien Théofilakis Introduction: War Imprisonment in the Twentieth Century John Horne PART I: CAMP SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION Introduction Jorg Echternkamp Chapter 1. International Law and Western Front Prisoners in the First World War   Heather Jones Chapter 2. German Treatment of Jewish Prisoners of War in the Second World War Rüdiger Overmans Chapter 3. “All things are possible for him who believes” (Mark, 9, 23): The Regulation of Religious Life in Prisoner of War Camps in the Second World War Delphine Debons Chapter 4. From Allies to Enemies: Prisoners of the Third Reich in Italy – The Case of the Rimini Enclave 1945-1947 Patrizia Dogliani Chapter 5. The Other Point of View of …(1) the Lawyer     Jean-Paul Pancracio PART II: LANGUAGES OF CAPTIVITY: BODIES AND MINDS BEHIND THE BARBED WIRE Introduction   Annette Becker Chapter 6. Thresholds and Transgressions: Offences against Social Norms in the Internment Camps of the First World War Iris Rachamimov Chapter 7. Half-Naked Nazis: Masculinity and Gender in German POW Camps in the USA during the Second World War Matthias Reiss Chapter 8. Fernand Braudel as Prisoner in Germany: Confronting the Long-Term and the Present Time Peter Schöttler Chapter 9. “The trio is growing like a piece of asparagus”:  Hans Gál and the Trio of the Huyton Suite Suzanne Snizek Chapter 10. The Other Point of View of (II) … the Ethnologist: The Internment of Spanish Republicans in French Camps: The Ethnologist Caught in the Net of Memory Véronique Moulinié PART III: RELATIONS BETWEEN CAPTIVITY AND SOCIETY: FROM CAPTURE TO LIBERATION Introduction: Beyond the Wire: Interactions between Prison Camps and Their Surrounding Communities Felicia Yap Chapter 11. Perceptions of Axis Captives in the British Isles, 1939-1948 Bob Moore Chapter 12. “Voluntary” Captivity: Russian Prisoners of War in Switzerland, 1942-1945 Georg Kreis Chapter 13. “Rodolph - How Nice he is!”: Contacts between German Prisoners of War and French Civilians, 1944-1948 Fabien Théofilakis Chapter 14. The Other Point of View of … (III): The Boundaries between Friends and Foes    Stéphane Dufoix PART IV: CAPTIVITY AND COLONIAL ISSUES: THE FRENCH EXAMPLE Introduction Pierre Journoud Chapter 15. War-time Internment of Algerians in the  Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: For a History of Forms of Captivity in the Long Term Sylvie Thénault Chapter 16. Helping “Our” Prisoners: Philanthropic Mobilisation for French Colonial Prisoners of War, 1940-1942 Sarah Ann Frank Chapter 17. French Guards for French Colonial Prisoners of War in German Captivity, 1943-44: An Anomaly in International Affairs Raffael Scheck Chapter 18. Why Release the Prisoners?: The Algerian Army of National Liberation Raphaëlle Branche Chapter 19. The Other Point of View of … (IV): Armed Conflict and Captivity: Aspects of Change between the Twentieth and the Twenty-First Centuries Jérôme Larché PART V: CAPTIVITY IN WARTIME: FROM ONE CENTURY TO ANOTHER (20th-21st centuries) Chapter 20. Round Table Discussion By Way of Conclusion Henry Rousso Bibliography Index of Individuals Index of Organizations Index of Places Index of Themes

About the Author :
Anne-Marie Pathé is Director of the Centre des archives in the Institut d’histoire du temps présent (IHTP-CNRS). Her previous publications include an edition of Jours de guerre. Ma vie sous l’Occupation by Berthe Auroy (co-edited, Éditions Bayard, 2008) and Archives d’une captivité, 1939-1945. L’évasion littéraire du Capitaine Mongrédien (co-edited, Éditions Textuel, 2010).

Review :
“The 20 narrowly focused, deeply researched papers, grouped into four thematic parts, include military POWs and civilian internees… Excellent bibliographies.This book adds to, without replacing, previous literature.” • Choice “The breadth of topics covered in this volume is impressive…there are a number of fascinating out of the box contributions that explore questions few have attempted to ask, let alone answer, in some of the broader POW histories of recent years…Original and illuminating stories told from exciting new perspectives, however, are not the only gifts proffered to the scholar of POW history in this notable volume.” • European History Quarterly “A readable and versatile treatment of the subject of prisoners of war in the 20th century … [The editors] have undoubtedly succeeded … in assembling inspiring and sophisticated texts and questions.” • H-Soz-Kult “This is … a very important book, because it presents a very specific review of current research, because it opens up lines of inquiry, and also because it brings together sources and other disciplines so as to enrich the study of this particular category of soldiers.” • La Cliothèque