[PAR] [TLE] Prisoner of war [SEP] A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, PsW, enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or "missing-captured") is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.  The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates to 1660. [PAR] [TLE] Takashi Nagase [SEP] Takashi Nagase (永瀬 隆 , Nagase Takashi , c. 1918/19 – 21 June 2011) was an interpreter of the Ministry of War of Japan.  He was born in 1918/19 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.  He learned English from an American Methodist in a college in Tokyo.  He was one of the officers in charge of the construction of the "Death Railway" which ran between Thailand and Burma and included the famous bridge over the River Kwai, and is known for the use of forced labour of Allied prisoners of war, though the majority of the labour (and resultant deaths) was incurred by "romusha", or local civilians pressed into labour.
[PAR] [TLE] Prisoner of war [ SEP ] A prisoner of war ( POW , PoW , PW , P / W , WP , PsW , enemy prisoner of war ( EPW ) or " missing - captured " ) is a person , whether combatant or non - combatant , who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict . The earliest recorded usage of the phrase " prisoner of war " dates to 1660 . [PAR] [TLE] Takashi Nagase [ SEP ] Takashi Nagase ( 永瀬 隆 , Nagase Takashi , c. 1918/19 – 21 June 2011 ) was an interpreter of the Ministry of War of Japan . He was born in 1918/19 in Kurashiki , Okayama , Japan . He learned English from an American Methodist in a college in Tokyo . He was one of the officers in charge of the construction of the " Death Railway " which ran between Thailand and Burma and included the famous bridge over the River Kwai , and is known for the use of forced labour of Allied prisoners of war , though the majority of the labour ( and resultant deaths ) was incurred by " romusha " , or local civilians pressed into labour .
Takashi Nagase, was an interpreter of the Ministry of War of Japan, he was one of the officers in charge of the construction of the "Death Railway" which ran between Thailand and Burma, and is known for the use of forced labour of Allied prisoners of war, a prisoner of war, enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or "missing-captured, is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict, the arliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war", dates to what year?
Takashi Nagase , was an interpreter of the Ministry of War of Japan , he was one of the officers in charge of the construction of the " Death Railway " which ran between Thailand and Burma , and is known for the use of forced labour of Allied prisoners of war , a prisoner of war , enemy prisoner of war ( EPW ) or " missing - captured , is a person , whether combatant or non - combatant , who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict , the arliest recorded usage of the phrase " prisoner of war " , dates to what year ?
1660
1660