Confronting Captivity

"In Confronting Captivity, Arieh J. Kochavi offers a behind-the-scenes look at the conditions under which prisoners lived in Nazi camps and traces the actions the British and American governments took - and didn't take - to ensure the safety of their captured soldiers."

"Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Kochavi reconstructs the conditions in POW camps while embedding his narrative and analysis in the political and diplomatic developments of the war. Concern in London and Washington about the safety of soldiers imprisoned in enemy territory was mitigated by the recognition that the Nazi leadership - in contrast to its horrific treatment of Slavic POWs, for example - tended to adhere to the Geneva Convention when it came to British and U.S. prisoners."--Jacket.