… role that prisoners of war played in the economic, cultural, political, and military aspects of
American warfare (“POWs” and “prisoners of war” … that the study of prisoners of war has moved …

… Like many edited collections, Useful Captives owes its existence to a … war (Pow) treatment
or experience, the editors articulate their goals in thematic terms, making a pitch that prisoners …

… addressing prisoners of war (POWs) throughout American military history. … American
Revolution to the twenty-first century, whose essays include varied perspectives on several conflicts, …

… discussion of POWs, but also provide avenues for additional exploration. Useful Captives is
… as a handbook, and it is a welcome addition to the growing historiography on POW studies. …

… is extremely useful as a demonstration of the continuity of POW … Levie's Prisoners of War in
International Armed Conflict … The significance of this book within the literature of POW history …

… by prisoners even, and especially, in the midst of armed conflict. … at the good living afforded
to most prisoners, one of the … most privileged status were prisoners of war.28 Despite having …

… Prisoners of War are a fact of war and must be accounted for … are fairly common about the
state of the US military and its … of the military, but does use evidence from previous conflicts to …

… According to GeoVrey Best, ‘POWs [prisoners of war] have … , prisoners became an increasingly
important aspect of war … the most important and most widely debated problems in this …

… difficult to approach the problems without arousing some rather … The outstanding purpose
of this project was perhaps to … Besides, is it not a good thing to make some friends in the POW …

… POW treatment in the three sometimes quite distinct conflicts … Commonwealth prisoners
from Libya-caused a good deal of … role played by the desire to safeguard one's own prisoners …