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Name, rank, and serial number : exploiting Korean War POWs at home and abroad / Charles S. Young.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199344796 (ebook) :Subject(s): Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Prisoners and prisons | Prisoners of war -- United States
| Prisoners of war -- Korea (North) | Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Public opinion -- United States | Public opinion -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195183481DDC classification: 951.90427 LOC classification: DS921 | .Y68 2014Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The Korean War became a prolonged struggle over POWs, as Name, Rank, and Serial Number details. The United Nations Command compelled prisoners to defect and the communists used captive GIs in propaganda denouncing capitalism. At home, ex-POWs were used in propaganda again when the Army chastised the nation for raising effeminate sons unable to withstand captivity.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Korean War became a prolonged struggle over POWs, as Name, Rank, and Serial Number details. The United Nations Command compelled prisoners to defect and the communists used captive GIs in propaganda denouncing capitalism. At home, ex-POWs were used in propaganda again when the Army chastised the nation for raising effeminate sons unable to withstand captivity.
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