Welcome to Episode 31 of Cold War Conversations.
We speak with Doctor Grace Huxford, author of the Korean War in Britain – Citizenship, Selfhood and Forgetting.
The Korean War was known as the “forgotten war”, but it is key in understanding the early Cold War tensions and later repercussions that continue through to today.
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Now back to today’s episode.
The subjects we cover include the social impact of the Korean War within Britain, the UK view of the war, prisoners of war and brainwashing as well as protests against the war.
We welcome Dr Grace Huxford.
Video
Korean War BBC documentary film
Korean War: Operation Big Switch POW Exchange
Michael Caine talks about his Korean War experience
Audio
Audio interview with Andrew Condron – the only British POW to stay in Korea
Books
National Service – Richard Vinen
Fight or Flight – Martin Thomas
British Official History of the Korean War
Korea: The War before Vietnam Hardcover by Callum A. MacDonald
British Prisoners of the Korean War Hardcover by S P MacKenzie
Name, Rank, and Serial Number: Exploiting Korean War POWs at Home and Abroad by Charles S. Young
Thinking soldiers – Grace’s treasured book
Museums
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
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