Transferred late in World War II, Japanese prisoners of war encountered suspicion in southwest Iowa before labor demands ...

This article and accompanying videos are part of a series that will delve into the history of the Bataan Memorial Death March ...

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

Throughout history, prisoners of war have faced some of the harshest conditions imaginable. These men endured starvation, isolation, brutal treatment, and the constant knowledge that they could die ...

November 15, 1943 - In November, 1943 construction was completed on 70 buildings and 7 miles of roads at a Prisoner of War internment camp near Holdrege. The camp was initiated by the Holdrege ...

Robyn Curnow's grandfather was held in Changhi Prison in Singapore during World War II. This pencil sketch, captioned "Changi, 1942," is one of the few mementos he kept from his time as a prisoner of ...

One of the oldest surviving veterans of World War II has told the Duchess of Edinburgh about his experience being held as a prisoner of war by Japanese troops, after his Royal Navy ship faced "torpedo ...

Panmunjom, South Korea, Apr. 20, 1953: An allied prisoner of war — a smile on his face — peers out the window of an ambulance as a fleet of them arrives at Panmunjom from the communist side. Two ...

A generation of Ukrainian men has been shaped by the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II. Serhiy Hrebinyk, 25 years old and just released from a Russian prison, is one of them. A generation of ...

About 800 Confederate POWs were briefly housed in a Lafayette slaughterhouse after the Battle of Fort Donelson. Lafayette residents provided food and shelter for the POWs, who were primarily young men ...