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.
#4958371 in Books Maude F N 2008-01-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .56 x 5.51l; .84 #File Name: 1846774047192 pagesThe Ulm Campaign 1805 Napoleon and the Defeat of the Austrian Army During the War of the Third Coalition
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A thoughtful analysisBy Simon BullEvery history book-particularly those of the military campaigns of the past-is a work of analysis.Inevitably the opinion of the author is brought to bear.Whether that opinion is a worthy one is also a matter of opinion.Certainly this author had the credentials for the task.This book is part of a series of three books of Napoleonic campaigns by this author -released by this publisher.It is worthy of note that reviewers on this site of those books regarded them highly enough to award them five stars.Whether one agrees with the perspective adopted by the author is for the reader to decide;but certainly without different perspectives it is impossible to form a balanced unprejudiced opinion.That the author's view may differ from ones own or that of other historians in no way negates it. No one book should be the only one read on any subject.History books of today are no less immune from judgements of the past by applying perspectives of the present than any written 50 or 100 years ago.These perspectives are relevant;interesting and ultimately add to understanding-they do not detract from it.Were that not so time's inevitable passage would make it pointless to write them.1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. an apologia for general MackBy Warren BajanThis 19th century British officer attempts to defend General Mack. His obvious bias against the french shines through. He spends some time defending ancient regime theories of war and draws paralells; or lessons learned; for use of the British forces in the Boer War.
