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Prisoners of War Series : WW1 DVD 01 .pdf Book Library on DVD | This a truly rare and extremely difficult to find collection of out-of-print books in digital format. The area of WW1 prisons and prisoners (and their treatment) is not an area that has been generally well covered. These documents provide a rare glimpse into the realities of what happened. Many of the documents are based on real-life experiences of people who were either, in the camps themselves or, of first-hand witnesses to the events. Read first-hand the experiences of prisoner's escapes and the difficulties they faced. Discover the day-to-day realities of life in these camps from World War 1.
Such a collection has never been made available previously. |
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There are no physical books included, there is no box included. The item is a disk that you can use on your Computer to view the PDF format files.
|  | This 16-page official report on “Agreement between the British and Ottoman governments respecting prisoners of war and civilians" sets out rules and regulations (in French and English) in respect of POW's and Civilian Internees held by both countries. The paper covers - Treatment of prisoners - Repatriation of medical personnel - Repatriation of civilians - Parcels and correspondence. |  | “The British Prisoners of War Food Parcels and Clothing Fund" - a 17-page document complied by "ladies of leisure" into the work completed by them. Details of the contents of food parcels are listed, along with stories and pictures. One man being asked if he required anything whispered (he was too weak to talk): " It is paradise to be here" (in one of the military hospitals". "I am in England" |  | "In German hands the diary of a severely wounded prisoner - Charles Hennebois" , published 1916 is a 265-page book. The diarist reflects on how he joined up in 1914 "for the duration of the war" but by October 1914 was wounded, captured and had his leg amputated before going to Metz. thereafter he describes in great detail his journey through "cruel times" to "the wonderful return". |  | This official 8-page document, entitled, "Correspondence with the German government respecting the death by burning of J. P. Genower, able seaman, when prisoner of war at Brandenburg camp" . It documents correspondence with the German Government and also details eye-witness reports of the gruesome acts and notes the ease with which the taking of a life was regarded and the approbation of it by senior officers. |  | "British civilian prisoners in German East Africa; a report by the Government Committee on the Treatment by the Enemy of British Prisoners of War" is a 32-page official report published in 1918. Acting upon reports of brutal mistreatment of prisoners by the authorities the authors investigated and relied upon eye-witness statements of planters, British nationals living in the colony and Christian missionaries and in particular to a Miss Dunford who made available her detailed diary of events. |  | "Turkish Prisoners of War in Egypt" is a 60-page report extracted from the official reports of the Red Cross Society and published in 1917. It covers camps in Egypt, British camps and related facilities included those at Helipolis - Hospital No. 2 at Abbassiaha - Maadi - The Egyptian Red Cross Hospital at Cairo - The Cairo Citadel Camp - Ras-el-Tin Camp and Bilbeis Camp. |  | "The treatment of German prisoners of war and interned civilians in the United Kingdom" is an official 6-page report on the correspondence between the UK government and the United Sates Ambassador published in 1915. In response to a question from the Ambassador in Berlin relating to German prisoners pay, Sir Edwar J Grey responded "I have the honour to inform your Excellency that officers, both military and naval, are given half the pay of the corresponding ranks of infantry in the British army" |  | "The Camp Magazine N.o.26 April 1917 1st Royal Naval Brigade Groningen, Holland" 21-page document.
On 11th October 1914, 1,500 men of the First Royal Naval Brigade arrived in Groningen. They had been deployed in early October to assist the Belgian army against German troops attacking Antwerp. During their retreat in Belgium, their escape route was cut off. Commodore Wilfred Henderson was determined for his men not to be taken prisoner of war by the Germans, so he crossed the frontier into Holland with three of his battalions. On arrival in Holland, they were interned (in accordance with International Law), in Groningen |  | "Great Britain's Humane Treatment of German Prisoners of War" written by Robert Machray c.1918, this is a 10-page extract from the larger volume,"The Great War". Machray takes umbrage and refutes the assertion of the military chiefs of germany and political leaders at the Reichstag that the british treatment of German prisoners "was vile and horrible beyond expression". |  | "The quality of mercy. How British Prisoners of Ware were taken to Germany in 1914". A 17-page official report based on the statements of 48 officers and 77 NCOs and men. The report looks at whether German soldiers and civilians mistreated allied troops who were being held as POWs at the start of the war |  | "The treatment of British prisoners of war and interned civilians in Germany" Published 1915. Miscellaneous No.19. A 70-page report based on correspondence with the United States Ambassador. Camps or regions under discussion were Lille - Frankfurt - Wurzburg - Mainz -Ingolstadt - Stuttgart - Ulm - Nurnberg - Steudal - Zerbst - Wittenberg - Hanover-Munden - limborg - Gissen - Amberg - Beeskow - Halle - Gardelegen - Clausthal - Neisse - Gnadenfrei - Paderborn - Sennelager - Sagan - Sprottau - Guben - Crossen etc. |  | "Reports on British prison camps in India and Burma" Published in 1917 after visits by the international Red Cross Committee between February and April 1917. The 64-page report gives a systematic account of each camp visited under a number of different headings. The camps visited were - Sumerpur - Ahmednagar - Belgaum - Bellary - Calcutta - Katapahar - Thayetmyo - Shwebo - Meiktila - Rangoon. |  | "Proposed release of civilians interned in the British and German empires" Miscellaneous No.1 (1917) . An 8-page official report based on correspondence between Berlin and London regarding the possible release of all British and German civilians over the age of 45. | On The Disk | This unique disk is an opportunity to own these rare and collectible vintage books before they disappear forever. Some of the books are already unavailable and but for being scanned into digital format would never be seen again. Each page has been scanned in as a faithful reproduction of the original or is a facsimile of the text. These books are electronic versions of the originals. This is a chance to be able to see books that would otherwise be lost to future generations. The disk contains rare out-of-print books relating to the Prisoners of War of World War 1 (WW1). Each book is individually named on the disk and thus is easily searchable by title, and each book is individually searchable itself. Be Aware - that other sellers may pad out their collection of books with foreign language titles or books that are not relevant to the topic. Compare items and you will see the quality and effort that goes into our disks. Other sellers also put security lock on the books which requires a password (which they wont give you) so it is restricted as to what you can do with the books - all our books are completely unrestricted. 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