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During World War I [1914-1918] and according to the International Committee Red Cross, ten million military and civilians were captured and sent to detention camps. During World War II the National WWII Museum records more than 120,000 Americans were held prisoner by the enemy.
There is a difference between a “hostage” and a “captive.” “A hostage is a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge or taken by force to secure the taker’s demands.” [copied] Captive as an adjective is one “taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war”; “held under control of another but having the appearance of independence”; “being such involuntarily because of a situation that makes free choice or departure difficult.” For this pamphlet, we want to direct our attention to the word “captive.” As a noun a captive is one “who has been captured: one taken and held usually in confinement”; or “one captivated, dominated, or controlled.”
Normally people who are held captive are aware of it and they learn how to deal with it. This would pertain to those who were held captive against their will such was the case of those taken captive and held as hostages in Iran in November 1979. Their freedom was secured in January 1981.
Did you know that there are those who are captives and do not know it?
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