In:
War in History, SAGE Publications, Vol. 28, No. 2 ( 2021-04), p. 450-467
Abstract:
This article looks at what impact the Korean War (1950–53) had on British policy regarding how soldiers should behave if captured by the enemy. It explores the training available to the average serviceman between the First World War and the early 1950s and examines how fears of brainwashing prompted the first major investigation of prisoner behaviour and training in modern British history. Using primary sources, the article also traces how the war contributed to a philosophical shift in attitudes towards the prisoner of war and a reassessment of the skills necessary to survive on the modern battlefield.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0968-3445
,
1477-0385
DOI:
10.1177/0968344518805250
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1484873-9
SSG:
8
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