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

• Hovedforfatter: Benard, Cheryl (auth)
• Andre forfattere: O'Connell, Edward (auth), Thurston, Cathryn Quantic (auth), Villamizar, Andres (auth), Loredo, Elvira N. (auth)
• Format: Electronisk Book Chapter
• Sprog: engelsk
• Udgivet: RAND Corporation 2011
• Fag: Military history; Human rights; Political Science; History
• Online adgang: 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...