A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, PsW, enemy prisoner of war, (EPW) or "Missing-Captured" is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
Captor states hold captured combatants and non-combatants in continuing custody for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons. They are held to isolate them f...
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Films On This Subject:
- Albert RN ,
- The Bridge on the River Kwai ,
- To End All Wars ,
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence ,
- The Wooden Horse ,
- Slaughterhouse-Five ,
- Rambo: First Blood Part II ,
- Missing in Action ,
- King Rat ,
- Stalag 17
Works Written About This Topic:
- Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey ,
- The Last Escape: The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Europe, 1944-45 ,
- They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Odyssey of an American POW ,
- Shot from the Sky: American POWs in Switzerland ,
- Andersonville Diary ,
- Slaughterhouse-Five ,
- King Rat
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