My father was a Japanese prisoner of war, a survivor of the Thai-Burma Death Railway, built by a quarter of a million… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
I would like to see the Iraqi government guarantee social insurance for the Yazidi women who were enslaved and to recognise their… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
There's a lot of phones; but I'm out of that field. They make me feel like a prisoner of war; there's not… — Padgett Powell Copy Share Image
I think they clearly do not fit within the prescriptions of the Geneva Convention. It's hard for me to see how members… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
We've seen the reality of Saddam's regime: his thugs prepared to kill their own people, the parading of prisoners of war and… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
The closest thing I could think of that men go through is like a prisoner of war being tortured, and then coming… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment following some… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Had I made the right decision to give up law school—the “safe” choice—to pursue my passion—a career in broadcast journalism? Would I… — Carmine Gallo Copy Share Image
Napoleon was one of the most complex personalities in history.He was ruthless, small in stature, a bully, vulnerable, unfaithful and I think… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
“This was more than a pact; it was a true connection. Once she gave him this, she could not take it away.… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“Bustanai now had two wives, one Jewish and one Persian. However, the Persian wife, as a prisoner of war, was technically a… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“Guards punished anyone caught taking bones from the garbage by fastening the bone between his teeth, across his mouth, and then tying… — George Levy Copy Share Image
“I was mentally prepared to sustain serious injury or death, but before that day I never contemplated the reality of being captured… — Omanson, Oliver Copy Share Image
“There was a big number over the door of the building. The number was five. Before the Americans could go inside, their… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“He who gives himself up like a prisoner of war must give up his weapons as well. And deprived in advance of… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“[...] during one train stop, I watched as another guard with a spirit of empathy, ran out into an apple orchard and… — Omanson, Oliver Copy Share Image
Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor,… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Prisoner of War guard companies, or an equivalent organization, should be as far forward as possible in action to take over prisoners… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
“No man wants to fuck a skeleton—and nibbling crackers and water like a prisoner of war at dinner isn’t attractive. It just… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
“Add the shortage of blankets, warm clothing, and vegetables, and the result was likely to be more suffering and more death than… — George Levy Copy Share Image
I was one of those people raised by a woman who was what I call a prisoner of war. She was captured,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
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