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A Generous and Merciful Enemy: Life for German Prisoners of War during the American Revolution

byDaniel Krebs

A Generous and Merciful Enemy reconstructs the experiences of German soldiers captured during the American Revolution. Daniel Krebs follows prisoners from surrender through confinement, labor, escape, and possible settlement in America. Using German and American sources, the book shows how captivity policy served military and political goals while daily encounters between prisoners and civilians complicated the boundaries between enemy, immigrant, and potential citizen.

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Publication date

2013-01-01

Format

Hardcover

Pages

396

ISBN

9780806143569