Occupation and Insurgency:

A Selective Examination of The Hague and Geneva Conventions

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
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Author: Colin D. Heaton ISBN: 9780875866116
Publisher: Algora Publishing Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Algora Publishing Language: English
Author: Colin D. Heaton
ISBN: 9780875866116
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Algora Publishing
Language: English

Occupation and Insurgency details German policies towards civilians and captured military forces in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945 and examines them in the context of the laws of war. The results of these policies illustrate how an occupying force can establish a sense of legitimacy or spur a stronger resistance among the local citizens. While focused upon World War II, the book is very relevant to today’s war on terror and the handling of current counterinsurgency scenarios.

Evaluating certain actions by the Germans in the USSR from the standpoint of The Geneva and The Hague Conventions, the book also studies many actions that, while morally egregious, did not qualify as war crimes under the law. Some of the events analyzed prompted the 1949 revision of The Geneva Convention.

Occupation and Insurgency details German policies towards civilians and captured military forces in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945 and examines them in the context of the laws of war. The results of these policies illustrate how an occupying force can establish a sense of legitimacy or spur a stronger resistance among the local citizens. While focused upon World War II, the book is very relevant to today’s war on terror and the handling of current counterinsurgency scenarios.

Evaluating certain actions by the Germans in the USSR from the standpoint of The Geneva and The Hague Conventions, the book also studies many actions that, while morally egregious, did not qualify as war crimes under the law. Some of the events analyzed prompted the 1949 revision of The Geneva Convention.

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