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A prisoner of war ( POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. [a]
Learn about the concept and treatment of prisoner of war (POW) in international law and warfare. Explore the evolution of POW status, rights, and protection from ancient times to modern conflicts.
After two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured as prisoners of war by a belligerent power in time of war . There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons.
Members of the United States armed forces were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in significant numbers during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973.
: a person captured in war. especially : a member of the armed forces of a nation who is taken by the enemy during combat. Examples of prisoner of war in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The star power is blinding in this epic war film about prisoners of war who escape a German camp during World War II.
British and Commonwealth prisoners of war (POWs) held captive by German, Italian or Japanese forces in the Second World War. POWs from Allied countries taken prisoner in the Second...
