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A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a [[soldier]] captured by an enemy during [[war]], and held as a [[prisoner]], often for the purposes of interrogation or for a trade in prisoners.

A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a [[soldier]] captured by an enemy [[military]] force during the course of [[war]], and held as a [[prisoner]], often for the purposes of [[interrogation]] or for a trade in prisoners.<ref>Lewis, George C. and Mewha, John , History of prisoner of war utilization by the United States Army, 1776-1945; Dept. of the Army, 1955.</ref>

International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have only had limited success.

International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have been met with limited success due to lack of treaty ratification, [[paramilitary]] forces, and lack of treaty compliance.

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