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A generous and merciful enemy : life for German prisoners of war during the American Revolution
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Title
A generous and merciful enemy : life for German prisoners of war during the American Revolution / Daniel Krebs.
ISBN
9780806143569 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0806143568 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2013]
Physical Description
xv, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 23, 2013
Series
Campaigns and commanders ; v. 38
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-359) and index.
Contents
German soldiers in British service
Subsidy treaties
Recruitment patterns
Social composition
Into captivity
Prisoners of war in western warfare
Capture and surrender
Prisoners of war
The first prisoners of war in revolutionary hands, 1775-1776
German prisoners of war, 1776-1778
Provisions and exchange, 1778
The Convention Army, 1777-1781
Continuity and change, 1779-1783
Release and return
Epilogue
Appendix: Common German soldiers taken prisoner.
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