Barbed wire diplomacy

the long version

"Expanding our understanding of both the formulation and execution of POW policy in both capitals, the book sheds new light on the dynamics in inter-belligerent relations during the war. It suggests that while the Second World War should be rightly acknowledged as a conflict in which traditional constraints were routinely abandoned in the pursuit of political, strategic, and ideological goals, in this important area of Anglo-German relations, customary international norms were both resilient and effective." --Book Jacket.