xv, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm
"The Korean War POW remains the most maligned victim of all American wars. For nearly half a century, the media, general public, and even scholars have described hundreds of these prisoners as "brainwashed" victims who uncharacteristically caved in to their Communist captors or, even worse, as turncoats who betrayed their fellow soldiers. In either case, these boys apparently lacked the "right stuff" required of our brave sons."
"Here, at long last, is a chance to hear the true story of these courageous men in their own words - a story that, until now, has gone largely untold. Dr. Carlson debunks many of the popular myths of Korean War POWs in this devastating oral history that's as compelling and moving as it is informative. From the Tiger Death March to the paranoia here at home, Korean War POWs suffered injustices on a scale few can comprehend
More than 40 percent of the 7,140 Americans taken prisoner died in captivity, and as the haunting tales of the survivors unfold, it becomes clear that the goal of these men was simply to survive under the most terrible conditions."--BOOK JACKET
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-293) and index

Carlson, Lewis H.

Worth Publishers, Incorporated

Wadsworth

United States, United States of America

1 edition, April 18, 2002

1st, 2002-04-18

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-293) and index.

topic: Korean War, 1950-1953-Prisoners and prisons; Prisoners of war-United States; Prisoners of war-Korea (North)

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2. (p2) PREFACE
3. (p3) INTRODUCTION
4. (p4) 1 Three Prisoners of War
5. (p5) 2 "Let Them March Till They Die"
6. (p6) 3 The Sunch'ǒn Tunnel Massacre
7. (p7) 4 Death Valley and the Temporary Camps
8. (p8) 5 Life in the Permanent Camps
9. (p9) 6 Injuries, Disease, and Medical Care
10. (p10) 7 Escape: Myth and Reality
11. (p11) 8 Interrogation, Propaganda, Indoctrination, and "Brainwashing"
12. (p12) 9 Progressives, Reactionaries, and the Twenty-One Who Chose to Stay
13. (p13) 10 Freedom and Recrimination
14. (p14) 11 Legacy
15. (p15) POSTSCRIPT
16. (p16) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
17. (p17) NOTES
18. (p18) SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
19. (p19) INDEX

theme: Korean War, 1950-1953-Prisoners and prisons; Prisoners of war-United States; Prisoners of war-Korea (North)

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