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French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816

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Paru le : 2021-11-11

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This book explores the history of Dartmoor War Prison (1805-16). This is not the well-known Victorian convict prison, but a less familiar penal institution, conceived and built nearly half a century earlier in the midst of the long-running wars against France, and destined, not for criminals, but for French and later American prisoners of war. During a period of six and a half years, more than 20,000 captives passed through its gates. Drawing on contemporary official records from Britain, France and the USA, and a wealth of prisoners’ letters, diaries and memoirs (many of them studied here in detail for the first time), this book examines how Dartmoor War Prison was conceived and designed; how it was administered both from London and on the ground; how the fate of its prisoners intertwined with the military and diplomatic history of the period; and finally how those prisoners interacted with each other, with their captors, and with the wider community. Thehistory of the prison on the moor is one marked by high hopes and noble intentions, but also of neglect, hardship, disease and death
Pages
337 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2021-11-11
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9783030838904
EAN PDF
9783030838911
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3
Nombre pages imprimables
33
Taille du fichier
6144 Ko
Prix
116,04 €
EAN EPUB
9783030838911
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
3
Nombre pages imprimables
33
Taille du fichier
24648 Ko
Prix
116,04 €

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