French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816 - The Strangest Experiment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book explores the history of Dartmoor War Prison (1805-16). This is not the well-known Victorian convict prison, but a less familiar penal institution, conceived and built nearly half a century earlier in the midst of the long-running wars against France, and destined, not for criminals, but for French and later American prisoners of war. During a period of six and a half years, more than 20,000 captives passed through its gates. Drawing on contemporary official records from Britain, France and the USA, and a wealth of prisoners' letters, diaries and memoirs (many of them studied here in detail for the first time), this book examines how Dartmoor War Prison was conceived and designed; how it was administered both from London and on the ground; how the fate of its prisoners intertwined with the military and diplomatic history of the period; and finally how those prisoners interacted with each other, with their captors, and with the wider community. The history of the prison on the moor is one marked by high hopes and noble intentions, but also of neglect, hardship, disease and death

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Neil Davie
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	337
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-083890-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	3-03-083890-0
Barcode:	9783030838904

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