Captivity in Twentieth Century Warfare: Archives, History, Memory

Prisoners of war in the twentieth century: A rapidly growing field of study.
The twentieth century, so often described as a century of warfare, largely ignored the experience of the prisoner of war. However, over the past decade the prisoner as an historical actor has taken on a threefold significance.
First, the prisoner has been the subject of a wave of new scientific research, particularly since the year 2000, in France, but also elsewhere in Europe and the Anglo-American world.
Second, despite being long forgotten in national collective memory, the prisoner of war has recently become the subject of a remarkable resurgence of public interest.

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