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I am not sure where to begin reviewing this book. I started it only because I wanted to read background information for how pacifists were treated during the American Revolution.. In my family history searching last summer I ran across the fact that there were pacifists during the revolution that were treated like loyalists and thrown into POW camps. With many of my ancestors being anabaptist and pacifists I wanted to pursue what might have been included in their life experience. While searching online I came across a magazine article that interviewed this author. So I emailed him. He was very gracious and encouraged me to read his book. So I downloaded a free sample and then purchased the book. Imagine my shock when preparing this blog when I found the author's obituary. He passed away early this very year. But as I was reading the book I was unaware of it. Originally I had intended to read only the chapter about the American Revolution as suggested by Dr Doyle. But by the time I finished those first couple chapters I was hooked. I read the entire book and highly recommend it to anyone interested in military history. In fact I have been bugging those around me with all the information that I was running across in the book that I found interesting. The Enemy In Our Hands is about how the United States treated POWs in the various wars we have been involved in. This is one of four books this author wrote. I may well eventually read some other titles by him. They are: 1) Voices From Captivity which is about POWs that were American and captured by others. 2)yA Prisoners Duty Great Escapes in US Military History and 3) Men of God Men of War Military Chaplains. Click on the authors name above to follow the link and read his obituary. Click on the book title above at the beginning of this blog to read more about the book. And if you have the time and inclination watch the following very long video on CSPAN at this LINK. Or watch as much of it as you would like to see the author lecturing about the book to his students.
