Prisoner of war
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| - | :"What can be said at all can be said clearly; and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence." ["Was sich überhaupt sagen läßt, läßt sich klar sagen; und wovon man nicht reden kann, darüber muß man schweigen."] | + | A '''prisoner of war''' ('''POW''', '''PoW''', '''PW''', '''P/W''', '''WP''', or '''PsW''') or '''enemy prisoner of war''' ('''EPW''') is a [[combatant]] who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660. |
| - | '''''Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus''''' is the only book-length work published by Austrian [[philosopher]] [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] in his lifetime. He wrote it as a soldier and a [[POW|prisoner of war]] during [[World War I]]. First published in [[German language|German]] in 1921 as ''Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung'', it is now widely considered one of the most important [[20th century philosophy|philosophical works of the twentieth century]]. The [[Latin]] title was originally suggested by [[G. E. Moore]], and is a homage to ''[[Theologico-Political Treatise|Tractatus Theologico-Politicus]]'' by [[Baruch Spinoza|Benedictus Spinoza]]. The reason for Wittgenstein's "notorious" literary style—his utterly sober and succinct manner of expressing himself—has generated much speculation by commentators. Though Wittgenstein in later writings sharply differed with the philosophical ideas he expressed in the Tractatus, he retained the basic writing style—short sentences or paragraphs rather than narrative exposition in all of his writings. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] | + | *[[Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project (RULAC)]] |
| - | * [[Philosophical Investigations]] | + | * [[Killed in action|KIA]] – Killed In Action |
| + | * [[Missing In Action|MIA]] – Missing In Action | ||
| + | * [[Wounded in action|WIA]] – Wounded in action | ||
| + | * [[List of notable prisoners of war]] | ||
| + | * [[American Revolution prisoners of war]] | ||
| + | * [[British prison ships (New York)]] | ||
| + | * [[Combatant]] | ||
| + | * [[Disarmed Enemy Forces]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva Convention]] | ||
| + | * [[Illegal combatant]] | ||
| + | * [[Laws of war]] | ||
| + | *[[Military Chaplain#Noncombatant status]] | ||
| + | * [[Postal censorship]] | ||
| + | * [[Prisoner-of-war camp]] | ||
| + | * [[Prison escape]] | ||
| + | * [[The United States Military Code of Conduct]] | ||
| + | * [[War crime]] | ||
| + | * [[World War II Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion]] | ||
| + | * [[Civilian Internee]] | ||
| + | * [[Camps for Russian prisoners and internees in Poland (1919–1924)]] | ||
| + | * [[Extermination of Soviet prisoners of war by Nazi Germany|Soviet POWs in German captivity]] | ||
| + | * [[Polish prisoners of war in the Soviet Union (after 1939)]] | ||
| + | * [[13th Psychological Operations Battalion|13th Psychological Operations Battalion (Enemy Prisoner of War)]] | ||
| + | * [[Korean War POWs detained in North Korea]] | ||
| + | * [[1952 POW olympics]] | ||
| + | * [[Tom Walsh (Wyoming politician)|Thomas E. "Tom" Walsh, Sr.]] | ||
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| + | '''Movies''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | *''[[1971 (film)|1971]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Andersonville (film)|Andersonville]]'' | ||
| + | *''As Far as my Feet will Carry Me [German: So weit die Füße tragen]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Blood Oath (film)|Blood Oath]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Brylcreem Boys]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Danger Within]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Deerhunter]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Escape to Athena]] | ||
| + | *''[[Faith of My Fathers (film)|Faith of My Fathers]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Grand Illusion (film)|Grand Illusion]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Great Raid]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The McKenzie Break]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Hanoi Hilton]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Hart's War]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Missing in Action (film)|Missing in Action]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The One That Got Away]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Purple Heart]]'' | ||
| + | *''Prisoner of War'' (there are several films of this title available [http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=prisoner+of+war here]) | ||
| + | *''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Rescue Dawn]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Schindler's List]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Stalag 17]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Summer of My German Soldier (TV film)|Summer of My German Soldier]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Tea with Mussolini]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[To End All Wars]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Uncommon Valor]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' | ||
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A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, or PsW) or enemy prisoner of war (EPW) is a combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
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See also
- Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project (RULAC)
- KIA – Killed In Action
- MIA – Missing In Action
- WIA – Wounded in action
- List of notable prisoners of war
- American Revolution prisoners of war
- British prison ships (New York)
- Combatant
- Disarmed Enemy Forces
- Geneva Convention
- Illegal combatant
- Laws of war
- Military Chaplain#Noncombatant status
- Postal censorship
- Prisoner-of-war camp
- Prison escape
- The United States Military Code of Conduct
- War crime
- World War II Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion
- Civilian Internee
- Camps for Russian prisoners and internees in Poland (1919–1924)
- Soviet POWs in German captivity
- Polish prisoners of war in the Soviet Union (after 1939)
- 13th Psychological Operations Battalion (Enemy Prisoner of War)
- Korean War POWs detained in North Korea
- 1952 POW olympics
- Thomas E. "Tom" Walsh, Sr.
Movies
- 1971
- Andersonville
- As Far as my Feet will Carry Me [German: So weit die Füße tragen]
- Blood Oath
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- The Brylcreem Boys
- Danger Within
- The Deerhunter
- Empire of the Sun
- Escape to Athena
- Faith of My Fathers
- Grand Illusion
- The Great Escape
- The Great Raid
- The McKenzie Break
- Hanoi Hilton
- Hart's War
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Missing in Action
- The One That Got Away
- The Purple Heart
- Prisoner of War (there are several films of this title available here)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Rescue Dawn
- Schindler's List
- Stalag 17
- Summer of My German Soldier
- Tea with Mussolini
- To End All Wars
- Uncommon Valor
- The Wooden Horse
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