"We fight for peace" : twenty-three American soldiers, prisoners of war, and "turncoats" in the Korean War /
Story of twenty-two American soldiers, prisoners of war, and "turncoats" in the Korean War
Brian D. McKnight.
- 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Beginnings and backgrounds -- The short careers of soldiers -- Captivity and compromise -- Winning the hearts of soldiers -- Politicians and their careers -- The shocking refusal: July 27-October 20, 1953 -- The returns ... Ed Dickenson: October 20-December 31, 1953 -- Dickenson's reckoning -- Batchelor's reckoning -- Men jailed ... and walking free, 1954-1957 -- Outcasts in life and death since 1958 -- Lessons, learned and ignored.
9781612778655 (e-book)
Korean War, 1950-1953--Repatriation. Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons. Defectors--United States--Biography. Defectors--China--Biography. Prisoners of war--United States--Biography. Prisoners of war--China--Biography. Soldiers--United States--Biography. Korean War, 1950-1953--Biography. Americans--China--Biography.