Re: Book review: Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union and the Ai...

["Love Shack" <Home@DanSources.com>]

Thanks ... for the update.
The Chinese were tough at the negotiating table.
But seems they got what they were seeking
That we not attack on the mainland.

The Russians wanted to recover their lost investment
but realized that a conflict with UN forces in Europe
would force the country into Bankruptsy and Stalin would definitely lose his
reign on power.

I do not know how much the US and Allies spent
but it must have been a lot larger then NK, China and Russia.

Again another war of attrition.
DF




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: Book review: Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union
and the Ai...


> Dan,
>
>  >>At 09:41 PM 7/22/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >OK. were they the Chinese doing it or the Koreans?
> >Did the Koreans fight with the Chinese or did they fight as seperate
unit?
> >I am not trying to create and argument. I am sure they could have this.
<<
>
> As I understand it North Korea had responsibility for POWs and ran the
> camps until the cease-fire talks began in the summer of '51, at which
point
> the Chinese realized the value POW had as a bargaining chip.  Reportedly
> the North Koreans didn't want to give up control so the Chinese moved in
> and took over the camps by force.  This caused a flap but North Korea had
> to go along since they were getting the vast majority of food,
ammunitions,
> weapons, etc, from the Chinese so couldn't afford for the Chinese to cut
> them off.   North Korean treatment of POW's was horrific but improved
after
> the Chinese took over.
>
> (This information from Msg <Rtd> Tim Casey, who keeps the records for the
> Korean War POW Association.)
>
> > >>I am following up on a comment from an earlier posting of a person in
> > combat against the Chinese. After the battle the Chinese allowed the
> > Americans to pick up and treat the wounded and care for the dead. <<
>
> This happened on several occasions, as did the Chinese releasing POW's and
> allowing them to cross back to UN lines.  In one instance the Chinese took
> a group of Marine and Army POW's captured at the Chosen Reservoir,
escorted
> them back to the front and then abandoned them as the front moved
> north.  This group was recovered by a tank-infantry task force from the
7th
> Infantry Division.  (The Marines classified this as an "escape" but the
> Army classified it as a "release.)
>
> > >>He followed up that this would not have happened with the NK and that
the
> >Chinese were a more disciplined army. <<
>
> Agree.
>
> Ed
>