1. World War II and Pacific POWs
... prisoners of war in Japan. The treatment of prisoners of war in the pacific was extremely unfair and unjust. By definition, a prisoner of war is someone who is engaged in combat, and captured by the armed forces of the enemy. This definition, along with many international laws, was established by the Geneva Convention. The Geneva Convention was first drawn up in 1864 ... ...
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