Operations Little Switch and Big Switch:The Repatriation of Korean War Prisoners of War and the Aftermath

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Arden Rowley

Arden A. Rowley became a prisoner of war while
serving with the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division on 1 December 1950.
During the next 33 months, he was interned in
five POW camps in North Korea, experiencing and
witnessing, first-hand, the harsh conditions
and treatment meted out by the North Korean and
Communist captors. He was repatriated in
Operation Big Switch on 18 August 1953.

There are many scattered accounts of the
repatriation of Korean War prisoners of war in
Operations Little Switch and Big Switch (April
and August-September 1953). This account of
those two operations is a compilation of many
writings, articles, statements and photographs
giving a complete and cohesive account of
Korean War POW repatriation by which thousands
of POWs of both sides gained their freedom.
Operations Little Switch and Big Switch: The
Repatriation of Korean War Prisoners of War and
the Aftermath is a complete account of these
operations under one cover. The publication of
this book coincides with the commemoration of
the 60th anniversary of these events. Maj.
Rowley is the Historian of the Korean War Ex-
POW Association.

This publication is 250 pages and is an 8 ½ X
11 hardbound edition.

Available by mail order for $65.00 (plus $5.00
shipping)
Send orders to Arden A. Rowley, 1041 E 9th
Drive, Mesa, AZ 85204.
For phone orders call: 480-964-9444




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