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A difficult book to read, with accounts of difficulties US and ROKs had in the NK and Chinese POW camps, and with their own governments which turned their back on them upon release and return.
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Kind Of History

Time of history:    -   1950's History of military?    -   Yes Armed Forces:    -   Army Nationality?    -   American--General Specific war?    -   Korean War

Subjects of this Historical Account

Is the portrayal sympathetic?    -   Somewhat unsympathetic From a certain profession/group?    -   land soldiers Intelligence of subject of history:    -   Naive

Setting

Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   Korea If applicable, liberal/conservative?    -   Historian is moderately conservative

Writing Style

How much gore?    -   3 () How fast-paced is the book?    -   5 () Accounts of torture and death?    -   explicit references to deaths Book makes you feel...    -   depressed/sad How much focus on stories of individuals?    -   Focuses on brief history of a lot of players How much romance?    -   1 () Minor characters feature lots of:    -   military Is this a kid's book?    -   Ages 16-Adult Pictures/Illustrations?    -   None Length of book    -   201-250 pages How much emphasis on small details?    -   4 ()

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