The archaeology of war has revealed evidence of bravery, sacrifice,
heroism, cowardice, and atrocities. Mostly absent from these
narratives of victory and defeat, however, are the experiences of
prisoners of war, despite what these can teach us about cruelty,
ingenuity, and human adaptability. The international array of case
studies in Prisoners of War restores this hidden past through case
studies of PoW camps of the Napoleonic era, the American Civil War,
and both World Wars. These bring to light wide variations in
historical and cultural details, excavation and investigative
methods used, items found and their interpretation, and their
contributions to archaeology, history and heritage. Illustrated
with diagrams, period photographs, and historical quotations, these
chapters vividly reveal challenges and opportunities for
researchers and heritage managers, and revisit powerful ethical
questions that persist to this day. Notorious and lesser-known
aspects of PoW experiences that are addressed include: Designing
and operating an 18th-century British PoW camp. Life and death at
Confederate and Union American Civil War PoW camps. The role of
possessions in coping strategies during World War I. The
archaeology of the 'Great Escape' Experiencing and negotiating
space at civilian internment camps in Germany and Allied PoW camps
in Normandy in World War II. The role of archaeology in the
memorial process, in America, Norway, Germany and France Graffiti,
decorative ponds, illicit sake drinking, and family life at
Japanese American camps As one of the first book-length
examinations of this fascinating multidisciplinary topic, Prisoners
of War merits serious attention from historians, social justice
researchers and activists, archaeologists, and anthropologists.
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