The first academic study to examine in detail exactly what happened to the major groups of British military and civilian prisoners held in different locations at various junctures between during the korean War. Tests the common popular assumption that British captives were pretty much immune to communist efforts at subverting their loyalty.

• Introduction


• 1: The Civilians from Seoul


• 2: The Marines at Kangyee


• 3: The Ulsters at Pyoktong


• 4: Peace Fighters and Others in Pyongyang


• 5: The Glosters at Chongson


• 6: Officers at Pinchon-ni and NCOs at Kuuptong


• 7: The Reactionaries at Changson and Sonyi


• Conclusion


• Select Bibliography

S. P. MacKenzie is Caroline McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches military history. He is the author of a variety of books and articles dealing with Britain at war in the twentieth century, including a number of studies of British POWs in German hands and a forthcoming monograph on the battles of the Imjin and Kapyong during the Korean War.