"Hostages of Empire is a social, cultural, and political history of the colonial prisoners of war"-- Provided by publisher

Genesis: French Colonial Soldiers Under the Third Republic -- Phase One: Building the Frameworks for Colonial Captivity -- Everyday Life in Colonial Captivity -- Occupying Their Time: Colonial Prisoners of War and Work in Occupied France -- 'Colonial Maladies': Health and Sickness Among Colonial Prisoners -- Helping 'Our' Prisoners: Aid and Escape -- Hostages to Misfortune: Politics and Colonial Prisoners of War -- Colonial Prisoners Under the Influence: German and French Propaganda -- Nine: The Long Road Home, 1940-1945.