American POWs in Korea: Sixteen Personal Accounts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786405619 ISBN 13: 9780786405619

Publisher: McFarland, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"recommended"--Library Journal; "recommend[ed]"--Military.

About the Author:

Harry Spiller served two tours in Vietnam with the Marine Corps. A retired professor of criminal justice and former sheriff of Williamson County, Illinois, he lives in Marion, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0786405619
• ISBN 13: 9780786405619
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 189
• Editor: Harry Spiller