Prisoners of War
- ISBN-10
- 0761425772
- ISBN-13
- 9780761425779
- Series
- Prisoners of War
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish
- Author
- Ron Fridell
Description
"Discusses the debate over treatment and rights of prisoners of war, including an historical discussion of POWs"--Provided by publisher.
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- 2013-03-10
- 352 pages
- Ebook
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