Jean-Michel Turcotte
Biographic Data
| ID | 2097176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jean-Michel Turcotte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jean-Michel |
| FAMILY NAME | Turcotte |
| SIGNATURE | TURCOTTE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Historien en chef, Direction Histoire et patrimoine (DHP), Ministère de la Défense nationale |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Handling Communist Captives
In December 1952, Otto Lehner, a Swiss delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in charge of the mission in South Korea, visited camps holding North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war (POWs). His report detailed several alleged acts of abuse perpetrated against prisoners in U.S. captivity. Lehner said that when he questioned camp authorities about the use of force, a U.S. junior officer supposedly claimed, “We never tortur…
Rising Above Captivity
Dans l’esprit de la Convention de Genève
Cet article s’intéresse à la politique canadienne à l’endroit des prisonniers de guerre et à l’application de la Convention de Genève de 1929 durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’analyse montre que les autorités canadiennes s’efforcèrent de respecter les normes de détention internationales pour les prisonniers ennemis détenus sur son territoire et entretenaient des rapports constructifs avec les autorités « neutre » suisses et les organismes huma…
Le fonctionnalisme en pratique
Cet article analyse la diplomatie déployée par le gouvernement canadien face à Washington par rapport au déploiement des troupes canadiennes par le Commandement des Nations Unies au camp pour prisonniers de guerre de Koje-do durant la guerre de Corée (1950-1953). Alors que cette décision est jugée strictement militaire par les officiers américains, les officiels à Ottawa soutiennent plutôt qu’ils auraient dû être consultés préalablement en raison…
A Truly Ambivalent Collaboration
During the Second World War, 34,000 German prisoners of war (POWs) were detained in Canada on behalf of the British government. Quickly, the detention of enemy soldiers on Canadian territory caused tensions between the two Commonwealth Allies, which influenced their collaboration on war captivity. Using Canadian and British archival material, this article examines how different authorities in Ottawa and London handled the German POWs issue. It ar…
Collaborer avec le Commonwealth? Les relations canado-britanniques et la détention de guerre au Canada, 1940–1945
This article examines the detention of German prisoners of war in Canada between 1940 and 1945. More specifically, it examines Canada-UK relations regarding this wartime captivity. Relatively unexamined in historiography, relations between Ottawa and London concerning the treatment of enemy prisoners reveals the political dynamic existing between the two Commonwealth allies as the conflict progressed. Examining intra-Commonwealth relations surrou…
To Have a Friendly Co-Operation between Canadians and Americans
This analysis focuses on the Canadian–American relationship during the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1946, both Allies held over 400,000 German prisoners of war [POWs] in hundreds of camps spread across their territory. The presence of these “Hitler’s soldiers” on the North American continent quickly became an issue of close collaboration between the two Powers. Exploring the complex intra-Allied negotiations and collaboration via the Canada…
A Truly Ambivalent Collaboration
During the Second World War, 34,000 German prisoners of war (POWs) were detained in Canada on behalf of the British government. Quickly, the detention of enemy soldiers on Canadian territory caused tensions between the two Commonwealth Allies, which influenced their collaboration on war captivity. Using Canadian and British archival material, this article examines how different authorities in Ottawa and London handled the German POWs issue. It ar…
To Have a Friendly Co-Operation between Canadians and Americans
This analysis focuses on the Canadian–American relationship during the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1946, both Allies held over 400,000 German prisoners of war [POWs] in hundreds of camps spread across their territory. The presence of these “Hitler’s soldiers” on the North American continent quickly became an issue of close collaboration between the two Powers. Exploring the complex intra-Allied negotiations and collaboration via the Canada…
Collaborer avec le Commonwealth? Les relations canado-britanniques et la détention de guerre au Canada, 1940–1945
This article examines the detention of German prisoners of war in Canada between 1940 and 1945. More specifically, it examines Canada-UK relations regarding this wartime captivity. Relatively unexamined in historiography, relations between Ottawa and London concerning the treatment of enemy prisoners reveals the political dynamic existing between the two Commonwealth allies as the conflict progressed. Examining intra-Commonwealth relations surrou…
A Truly Ambivalent Collaboration
During the Second World War, 34,000 German prisoners of war (POWs) were detained in Canada on behalf of the British government. Quickly, the detention of enemy soldiers on Canadian territory caused tensions between the two Commonwealth Allies, which influenced their collaboration on war captivity. Using Canadian and British archival material, this article examines how different authorities in Ottawa and London handled the German POWs issue. It ar…
Le fonctionnalisme en pratique
Cet article analyse la diplomatie déployée par le gouvernement canadien face à Washington par rapport au déploiement des troupes canadiennes par le Commandement des Nations Unies au camp pour prisonniers de guerre de Koje-do durant la guerre de Corée (1950-1953). Alors que cette décision est jugée strictement militaire par les officiers américains, les officiels à Ottawa soutiennent plutôt qu’ils auraient dû être consultés préalablement en raison…
Handling Communist Captives
In December 1952, Otto Lehner, a Swiss delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in charge of the mission in South Korea, visited camps holding North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war (POWs). His report detailed several alleged acts of abuse perpetrated against prisoners in U.S. captivity. Lehner said that when he questioned camp authorities about the use of force, a U.S. junior officer supposedly claimed, “We never tortur…
Rising Above Captivity
Dans l’esprit de la Convention de Genève
Cet article s’intéresse à la politique canadienne à l’endroit des prisonniers de guerre et à l’application de la Convention de Genève de 1929 durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’analyse montre que les autorités canadiennes s’efforcèrent de respecter les normes de détention internationales pour les prisonniers ennemis détenus sur son territoire et entretenaient des rapports constructifs avec les autorités « neutre » suisses et les organismes huma…
Political science (5 works) · Prisoners of war (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · World War II (4 works) · Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · German (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)