| American POWs in Korea: Sixteen Personal Accounts Contributor(s): Spiller, Harry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786405619 ISBN-13: 9780786405619 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Over 7,000 Americans were captured during the three years of the Korean War. They wound up in 20 camps throughout North Korea with nearly 40 percent of them dying there. Some were murdered or starved, others died from poor medical treatment or from the severe cold. Despite brutal conditions, most of the POWs survived the isolation, cold, hunger and disease. Here are 16 personal accounts of men who fought the North Koreans and the Chinese and then faced life as a POW. They talk about the psychological effects, the living conditions, the medical situation, the day to day details, and liberation. These compelling stories paint a full picture of life as a prisoner of war in Korea. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Korean War - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 951.904 |
| LCCN: 98-14205 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.96" W x 8.95" (0.45 lbs) 189 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |