The hijacked war : the story of Chinese POWs in the Korean War / David Cheng Chang

Author:: Chang, David Cheng, 1974-
Published:: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Physical Description:: 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Fleeing or embracing the Communists in the Chinese Civil War -- Reforming former nationalists -- Desperados and volunteers -- Chiang, Macarthur, Truman, and NSC-81/1 -- Defectors and prisoners in the first three Chinese offensives -- Ridgway's turnaround, MacArthur's departure, and Taiwan's entry -- The fifth offensive debacle -- Civil war in POW camps -- The debate over prisoner repatriation in Washington, Panmunjom, and Taipei -- Screening : "voluntary repatriation" turns violent -- Gen. Dodd's kidnapping and Gen. Boatner's crackdown -- "Old China hands" on Koje and Cheju Islands -- The October 1 massacre on Cheju Island -- Exchanges and "explanation" -- Prisoner-agents of the 8240th unit -- Aftermath.

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9781503604605 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1503604608 hardcover ; alkaline paper

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-458) and index.

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