Remembered Prisoners of a Forgotten War

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By Lewis H. Carlson

Review: 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 into
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 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 haunting tales of the
survivors unfold, it becomes clear that the
goal of these men was simply to survive under
the most terrible conditions.

Each survivor's story is a unique and personal
experience, from missionary teacher Larry
Zeller's imprisonment in the death cells of
P'yongyang and his first encounter with the
infamous killer known as The Tiger, to Rubin
Townsend's daring escape from a death march by
jumping off a bridge in a blinding snowstorm.
From capture to forced marches, isolation,
permanent camps, and torture Remembered
Prisoners of a Forgotten War is one of the most
fascinating and disturbing books on the Korean
War in years-- and a brutally honest account of
the Korean POW experience, in the survivors'
own words.

Copyright 2002 by Lewis H. Carlson, St. Martins
Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

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ISBN 0-312-28684-8

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