prisoner of war

Prisoner of war — POW redirects here. For other uses, see POW (disambiguation). A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, PsW) or enemy prisoner of war (EPW) is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately …   Wikipedia

prisoner of war — A detained person as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949. In particular, one who, while engaged in combat under orders of his or her government, is captured by the… …   Military dictionary

prisoner of war — Date: 1660 a person captured in war; especially a member of the armed forces of a nation who is taken by the enemy during combat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Declaration of war — For the song by Hadouken!, see Declaration of War (song). For the French film, see Declaration of War (film). United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a declaration of war against Nazi Germany on December 11, 1941 …   Wikipedia

Gears of War — This article is about the video game. For the overall franchise, see Gears of War (series). For the Megadeth song, see Gears of War (song). Gears of War Developer(s) Epic Games …   Wikipedia

Far East Prisoners of War — is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe former British and Commonwealth prisoners of war held in the Far East during the Second World War. The term is also used as the initialism FEPOW (spelled out when said, not pronounced as a word),… …   Wikipedia

Laws of war — The law of war (also law of armed conflict, LOAC) is law concerning acceptable practices relating to war. In cases other than civil wars, it is considered an aspect of public international law (the law of nations). The laws of war are divided… …   Wikipedia

The Fortune of War — Infobox Book | name = The Fortune of War image caption = author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Geoff Hunt series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher = Harper Collins (UK) pub… …   Wikipedia

P.O.W. prisoner of war — noun военнопленный …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

prisoner of war camp — An installation established for the internment and administration of prisoners of war …   Military dictionary