ISBN:
9780833051226
,
0833051229
,
9780833050458
,
0833051946
,
0833050451
,
9780833051943
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 102 pages)
Series Statement:
Rand Corporation monograph series
Parallel Title:
Print version Battle behind the wire
DDC:
355.1296
Keywords:
World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, American
;
Military prisons
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 Prisoners and prisons, American
;
Korean War, 1950-1953 Prisoners and prisons
;
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, American
;
Prisoners of war
;
World War, 1939-1945
;
Military prisons
;
Iraq War, 2003-2011
;
Korean War, 1950-1953
;
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
;
Prisoners of war
;
Military prisons
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HISTORY ; Military ; General
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Prisoners of war
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POW ; USA
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Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Korean War (1950-1953)
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Vietnam War (1961-1975)
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World War (1939-1945)
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Iraq
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Human Rights
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United States
Abstract:
Although prisoner of war and detainee operations ultimately tend to become quite extensive, military planners and policymakers have repeatedly treated such operations as an afterthought. In reality, such operations can be a central part of the successful prosecution of a conflict. Determining how to gain knowledge from, hold, question, influence, and release captured adversaries can be an important component of military strategy and doctrine, both during the conflict and in reconstruction afterward. This monograph finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq: underestimation of the number to be held, hasty scrambling for resources to meet operational needs, and inadequate doctrine and policy. During the later phases of military operations, an attempt is often made to educate prisoners and detainees and influence their social and political values. The results of a survey by RAND researchers of Iraq detainees contravene many assumptions that had been guiding decisions related to detainee operations. The survey found that local and personal motives, along with nationalism, were more prevalent than religious ones and that detainees were often economic opportunists rather than illiterates seeking economic subsistence through the insurgency. Recommendations include that detailed doctrine should be in place prior to detention and that detainees should be surveyed when first detained
Abstract:
Although prisoner of war and detainee operations ultimately tend to become quite extensive, military planners and policymakers have repeatedly treated such operations as an afterthought. In reality, such operations can be a central part of the successful prosecution of a conflict. Determining how to gain knowledge from, hold, question, influence, and release captured adversaries can be an important component of military strategy and doctrine, both during the conflict and in reconstruction afterward. This monograph finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq: underestimation of the number to be held, hasty scrambling for resources to meet operational needs, and inadequate doctrine and policy. During the later phases of military operations, an attempt is often made to educate prisoners and detainees and influence their social and political values. The results of a survey by RAND researchers of Iraq detainees contravene many assumptions that had been guiding decisions related to detainee operations. The survey found that local and personal motives, along with nationalism, were more prevalent than religious ones and that detainees were often economic opportunists rather than illiterates seeking economic subsistence through the insurgency. Recommendations include that detailed doctrine should be in place prior to detention and that detainees should be surveyed when first detained
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102)
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