Prisoner of War

A Prisoner of War (POW) is a soldier captured by an enemy military force during the course of war, and held as a prisone], often for the purposes of interrogation, ransom, or for a trade in prisoners.[1]

International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have been met with limited success due to lack of treaty ratification, paramilitary forces, and lack of treaty compliance.

## Notable POWs[edit]

* Winston Churchill (Boer War)
* Jeremiah Denton
* Tom Greenway
* Stanley Jaworski
* Grady Kelley, Jr.
* Jessica Lynch
* John McCain
* Francois Mitterrand
* John Rarick
* James N. Rowe
* Jean-Paul Sartre
* Wilburn Snyder
* James Stockdale
* Kurt Vonnegut
* William Stewart Walker
* D. C. Wimberly

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Lewis, George C. and Mewha, John , History of prisoner of war utilization by the United States Army, 1776-1945; Dept. of the Army, 1955.