xi, 395 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Korea
Date:
2010
C2010
Korean War, 1950-1953
20th century
Contents:
Foreword / by James Holloway -- Prologue: Mariners -- pt. 1. We interrupt this Cold War -- The Holloway -- Disturbing the peace -- The Pittsburgh Corsairs, the Long Island Panthers -- Onionskin angel -- Other Everests -- Iroquois flight -- pt. 2. This awful war you'll terminate -- The Ridgway -- Roads, rails, bridges, tunnels, dams -- Oh! Welcome to Korean Hills -- From a cold sea -- Unhappy valleys -- pt. 3. The bridges at Samdong-Ni -- Epics in failure -- Jersey Bounce -- Implacable enemies and unforgiving elements -- Countering at the right moments -- Something like peace -- Three epilogues -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Ready rooms -- Appendix 2: Roll call -- Index
Summary:
Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.
Topic:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Aerial operations, American Search this
Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations, American Search this
