And the Wind Blew Cold The Story of an American POW in North Korea【電子書籍】[ Bassett ]

＜p＞＜em＞A first-person account of the day-to-day struggles of an American held captive in North Korea.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞October 6, 1951＜/strong＞. Richard Bassett remembers the day vividly. That was the day his platoon ran into an ambush near Kumwha. During the firefight many were wounded, four were killed, and Bassett, along with three others, was captured. During a month-long march to the POW camp the Americans frequently came under friendly fire. Surviving the march paled in comparison to what the captured soldiers had to endure at Camp-5-Pyokdong. Frostbite, dysentery, jaundice, and mental breakdowns dwindled their numbers. Starvation and squalid conditions took their toll on Bassett during his 21-month incarceration. Yet he pledged to himself that if anyone were to walk out of this camp alive, it would be him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Richard Bassett returned from Korea on convalescent leave in 1953, he set down his experiences in training, combat, and captivity. Then he put the memoir away a．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る