Korean Atrocity! Forgotten War Crimes 1950-1953

Chinnery, Philip D.

ISBN 10: 1848841094 / ISBN 13: 9781848841093

Published by Pen & Sword, 2009

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Signed dedication on half title page by the author to previous owner. Fine hardback with a fine unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated with black & white photographs and maps. "Philip Chinnery recounts his searing research findings in this tragic three-part narrative. Part one covers the first year of the war, when most of the battlefield war crimes, death marches, and atrocities took place. The second part deals with the horrors prisoners faced at the hands of their captors, including starvation, slave labor, and medical experimentation. Part three delves into the prisoners' repatriation at war's end and the disturbing evidence that some of the 7, 956 American and 100 British serviceman considered missing in action may have been left behind at the close of the war. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 16823

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Title: Korean Atrocity! Forgotten War Crimes 1950-...

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis:

As there was no clear victor at the conclusion of the Korean War, no war crime trials were held. But, as this book reveals, there is evidence of at least 1,600 atrocities and war crimes perpetrated against troops serving with the United Nations command in Korea. The bulk of the victims were Americans but many British servicemen were tortured, killed or simply went missing. Much of the carefully researched material in this book is horrific but the stark truth is that those North Koreans and Chinese responsible went unpunished for their shameful deeds.

'Korean Atrocity!' examines the three phases of this little known but bitter conflict from the POWs’ perspective – the first phase when the two warring factions fought themselves to a stalemate, next, the treatment of POWs in North Korea and China, and finally the repatriation/post active conflict period. During the third phase it was realized that a staggering 7956 Americans and 100 British servicemen were unaccounted for. Many POWs were not released until two years after the end of hostilities. Bizarrely the US Government insisted on a news blackout on those left behind which raises questions as to what has been done to find the missing. This is a shocking, sobering and thought-provoking book.

About the Author:

Philip Chinnery is the chairman of the National Ex-Prisoner of War Association and has carried out extensive research into the life of prisoners of the First World War in German hands. A prolific writer, he has published almost 20 books on military and aviation subjects including three on the Korean war for Pen and Sword. He also writes articles for Flypast and Aeroplane Monthly magazines and has recently produced two specials for Key Publishing on the Vietnam and Korean air wars. He is currently working on a second volume on the First World War describing the escapes carried out by desperate and determined prisoners of the Kaiser.