Book contents
- Leaving the Fight
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Leaving the Fight
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Invention of European Honorable Surrender during the Age of Chivalry
- 3 The Honors of War in Early Modern Surrender, 1650–1789
- 4 The American Civil War and Its Aftermath
- 5 Fighting and Ending the “War to End War” on the Western Front, 1914–1919
- 6 Surrender in a War of Extremes, 1937–1945
- 7 Substitutes for Victory
- 8 Combat, Detention Operations, and Surrender during the War on Terror, 2001–2021
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
Select Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 March 2025
Book contents
- Leaving the Fight
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Leaving the Fight
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Invention of European Honorable Surrender during the Age of Chivalry
- 3 The Honors of War in Early Modern Surrender, 1650–1789
- 4 The American Civil War and Its Aftermath
- 5 Fighting and Ending the “War to End War” on the Western Front, 1914–1919
- 6 Surrender in a War of Extremes, 1937–1945
- 7 Substitutes for Victory
- 8 Combat, Detention Operations, and Surrender during the War on Terror, 2001–2021
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Leaving the FightSurrender, Prisoners of War, and Detainees in Western Warfare, pp. 316 - 319Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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