The Battle Behind the Wire U.S. Prisoner and Detainee Operations from World War II to Iraq

• Main Author: Benard, Cheryl (auth)
• Other Authors: O'Connell, Edward (auth), Thurston, Cathryn Quantic (auth), Villamizar, Andres (auth), Loredo, Elvira N. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2011
• Subjects: Military history; Human rights; Political Science; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq: underestimation of the number to be held, hasty scrambling for resources, and inadequate doctrine and policy. Later, attempts to educate and influence prisoners and detainees are often mad...