Author: Lloyd, Clive
Title: A History of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War, 1756-1816: Hulk, Depot, and Parole
Description: Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 2007. Hardcover. A black casebound book with a gold headband and the title in gilt lettering across the front cover and down the spine. There is a glossy, color-illustrated dust jacket, with the title printed in black down a mostly-blue spine. The free and pasted end pages are illustrated. Pages: (6), 7-384. Contains images in both full-color and in black-and-white. Contents are as follows: Pt.1. The Seven Years' War 1756-1763 -- The Americans: the War of Independence 1775-1783 -- The American War of 1812 'The Forgotten War' -- The Last invasion of Britain: Fishguard 22nd February 1797. Pt 2. The prison hulks: The civil prison hulks -- The prisoner of war hulks part one -- The prisoner of war hulks part two -- The New York prison ships -- The 'Danish' prisoner of war hulks -- The Danes and the battles of Copehagen 1801 and 1807 -- the Peninsular War -- Women: 'their absence and their presence. Pt 3. The depots and prisons on land: Portchester Castle -- Millbay depot -- Forton depot -- Liverpool -- Norman Cross depot -- Stapleton depot -- Dartmoor prison: 'The prison on the moor', Princetown, Devon ; The Americans and the Dartmoor Massacre -- Prisoner of war depots in Scotland: Edinburgh Castle ; The great Valleyfield depot at Penicuik; Perth depot, Perthshire -- Parole d'honneur -- Parole in England -- Parole in the Scottish border towns. VG+/VG+ .

Keywords: History ; Us History ; ; History - American


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