US Military Prisoners: An Account of the Korean War Frontline

Author: Cheng Shaokun, Huang Jiying
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The officers and soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army demonstrated exemplary actions in strictly adhering to the humane policy of treating prisoners of war with leniency. On this special front, they composed a song of peace. The authors, Cheng Shaokun and Huang Jiying, both participated in the work of the Prisoner of War Management Department of the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. They were directly involved in the reception, management, and repatriation of prisoners of war, personally experiencing and witnessing many touching stories of the Chinese Volunteer Army's earnest implementation of the lenient policy toward prisoners of war. Based on their recollections, they wrote this book to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in the Korean War and the armistice of Korea.