Revelations of abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison and the U.S.
detention camp at Guantanamo Bay had repercussions extending beyond
the worldwide media scandal that ensued. The controversy
surrounding photos and descriptions of inhumane treatment of enemy
prisoners of war, or EPWs, from the war on terror marked a
watershed moment in the study of modern warfare and the treatment
of prisoners of war. Amid allegations of human rights violations
and war crimes, one question stands out among the rest: Was the
treatment of America's most recent prisoners of war an isolated
event or part of a troubling and complex issue that is deeply
rooted in our nation's military history? Military expert Robert C.
Doyle's The Enemy in Our Hands: America's Treatment of Prisoners of
War from the Revolution to the War on Terror draws from diverse
sources to answer this question. Historical as well as timely in
its content, this work examines America's major wars and past
conflicts-among them, the American Revolution, the Civil War, World
Wars I and II, and Vietnam-to provide understanding of the United
States' treatment of military and civilian prisoners. The Enemy in
Our Hands offers a new perspective of U.S. military history on the
subject of EPWs and suggests that the tactics employed to manage
prisoners of war are unique and disparate from one conflict to the
next. In addition to other vital information, Doyle provides a
cultural analysis and exploration of U.S. adherence to
international standards of conduct, including the 1929 Geneva
Convention in each war. Although wars are not won or lost on the
basis of how EPWs are treated, the treatment of prisoners is one of
the measures by which history's conquerors are judged.
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