prisoners and prisons, american

"Examining the story of how Private Lynch was rescued in Iraq"--.

Examines the interrogation methods and practices used against Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attack against America and reveals how they were able to elicit key intelligence information, some of the mistakes made, and abuses against prisoners.

Deanna Germain recounts the experiences she had while serving as a nursing supervisor treating Iraqi prisoners in need of medical attention at Abu Ghraib.

Presents a collection of essays that examine the varying viewpoints on how the United States should treat prisoners of war in consideration of the rules of the Geneva Conventions. Includes bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations.

A collection of news articles by Seymour Hersh that originally appeared in "The New Yorker" that address a variety of topics related to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Chris Mackey, a senior interrogator at Bagram Air Base and in Kandahar, along with five other interrogators, describes how soldiers specially trained in the art of interrogation went face-to-face with al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners. Discusses interrogation strategies, rewriting techniques, and tactics grounded in the Cold War.

Provides the conclusions reached by this investigation into the suicide of Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering. The results are radically at odds with those of the U.S. Army Board of inquiry.