British Prisoners of the Korean War

Informationen zum Autor S. P. MacKenzie is Caroline McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches military history. He is the author of a variety of books and articles dealing with Britain at war in the twentieth century, including a number of studies of British POWs in German hands and a forthcoming monograph on the battles of the Imjin and Kapyong during the Korean War. Klappentext This study examines in detail exactly what happened to the major groups of British military and civilian prisoners held in different locations at various junctures between during the korean War. It tests the common popular assumption that British captives were pretty much immune to communist efforts at subverting their loyalty. Zusammenfassung The first academic study to examine in detail exactly what happened to the major groups of British military and civilian prisoners held in different locations at various junctures between during the korean War. Tests the common popular assumption that British captives were pretty much immune to communist efforts at subverting their loyalty. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Civilians from Seoul 2: The Marines at Kangyee 3: The Ulsters at Pyoktong 4: Peace Fighters and Others in Pyongyang 5: The Glosters at Chongson 6: Officers at Pinchon-ni and NCOs at Kuuptong 7: The Reactionaries at Changson and Sonyi Conclusion Select Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: S P MacKenzie, S. P. MacKenzie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2012
• EAN: 9780199656028
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965602-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Korea, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, South Korea, c 1950 to c 1959, Prisoners of War, Asian History, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, North Korea, C 1945 To C 1960, Korean War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General