# prisoner of war
This Medal of Honor Recipient Was Executed for Singing “God Bless America”
“If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special…
When Surrender Was Worse Than Death: 8 Realities about Life at Andersonville Prison During the Civil War
In the early months of the Civil War, soldiers of both sides who were unfortunate enough to be taken prisoner…
The Tragic Life of Joseph Stalin’s Firstborn Son
Stalin’s many crimes are well documented. Decades of scholarship has documented his political actions and the murderous ruthlessness with which…
This WWII Soldier Fought For Three Different Countries
In the 1930s, Yang Kyoungjong was just a young Korean man caught up in the middle of a fight between…
5 Prisoner of War Camps in the United States During World War II
During World War II, the American home front was changed in many ways. Many women went to work for the…
The Midnight Massacre: A WWII Rampage at a POW Camp…In Utah
We're all familiar with the vast network of concentration camps and Prisoner of War camps the Nazis operated during World…