Mercy Ships The Untold Story of Prisoner-of-War Exchanges in World War II

by Miller, David

• ISBN13: 9781852855727
• ISBN10: 185285572X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

A remarkable insight into the humanitarian exchanges and communications between warring governments during the Second World War.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
The Historical Background	p. 1
British-German Exchanges	p. 11
US-German Exchanges	p. 25
German Exchanges	p. 29
Jewish-German Exchanges	p. 33
The Zamzam Affair	p. 47
The Channel Islanders	p. 57
British-Italian Exchanges	p. 63
The French	p. 67
Red Cross Parcels for Camps on Mainland Europe	p. 73
Re-Employment of Repatriates	p. 83
Selection for Repatriation	p. 87
Education and Other Support	p. 93
Japan - The First US Exchange	p. 97
The Second US-Japanese Exchange	p. 107
British-Japanese Exchange	p. 113
Relief Supplies to Prisoners-of-War and Civilian Internees in the Far East	p. 125
The Sinking of the Awa Maru	p. 133
Postal Services to and from Japanese-Controlled Territories: 1942-1945	p. 143
Failed Attempts	p. 155
Conclusions	p. 161
The Convention of 27 May 1929 Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners-of-War	p. 165
Geneva Convention 1929: Annex to Article 68. Model Agreement Concerning Direct Repatriation of Prisoners-of-War for Reasons of Health	p. 175
Notes	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 189
Index	p. 191
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