Soldiers of Misfortune

by Mark A. Sauter, R. Cort Kirkwood, James D. Sanders

Book Overview

The results of six years of research reveal that the U.S. government ignored, for half a century, the fact that more than 25,000 American prisoners of war have been held in the Soviet Union. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915765837
• ISBN13: 9780915765836
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: National Press Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

What happened to them?

I found this to be a very well written and interesting book about missing POWs from the USA, Britain and other countries. I have read before that many Russian and nationals who unwillingly found their homeland under communist rule, were forced to return to Soviet rule after World War II. I have wondered why Western countries forced these people to return, especially since rumours about killings and ill treatment soon surfaced. In this book the authors tell that Stalin insisted that all subjects of land under communist control had to be returned. Otherwise Stalin would refuse to return Western POWs. Still, Prime Minister Churchill decided that not all East European nationals would have to be sent back. He did so because he saw the Cold War coming, and he believed the West needed these men's knowledge. He also refused to ruin Germany, because he felt the Western powers needed an modern Germany. Still, this book says the fate of more than 22,000 American POWs are unaccounted for. What happened to them? The authors have dug deep into previously classified documents, and in this book you can read about their findings. The book also mentions other wars, like Korea and Vietnam and the cold war.

......BETRAYAL......THE BIG LIE...THE ONGOING COVERUP......

....Absolutely, this is the most riveting and explosive book I ever read!!...I served two [2] combat tours in the Korean War; furthermore, had I been privvy to this read, you could never have gotten me back to Korea--never!....The Big Lie, spawned out of the Beltway since 1945 to the present is inconceivable that the DoD, State Dept, Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs of Staff [all] deny the existence of any American GIs languishing in: Siberia-Red China-North Korea-Vietnam...imagine, former POWs readily admit, they had seen American POWs herded off to the Soviet Union [1945-1953] and off to Red China/North Korea [1950-1953] and off to Vietnam [1962-1973]...whose hearts go out to our MIA-POW families, whom have been grossly and deliberately ...LIED...to by our government and military officials; whereas, all of our Presidents since 1945 have turned their backs to our tormented American POWs...I, pray from this hurt, that one American straggles out of the Soviet Union to corroborate all, in this vale of tears....maybe, just maybe, the apathetic American populace will finally wake up to being had by a devious lot in our nation's capitol, as they just go about business as usual...if this clarion expose doesn't make your blood boil then you are not alive; in addition, these assertions send an ambiguous message to any teenagers who are thinking of joining up...I wonder, will my President and countrymen come to my rescue, in the event I am captured by the enemy??...it is your call, youngsters!!...sayonara...SSGT CHRIS SARNO-USMC FMF

A travesty of justice for U.S. soldiers.........

Soldiers of Misfortune, covering World War II, the Korean war, and Vietnam, is a profoundly shocking insight as to what has become of thousands of U.S. POW's during these wars. According to the authors, years of investigative work went into the formulation of the book and it is clearly evident in the text.Painstaking attention has been given and recorded to remove anyone's doubts of this books authenticity. The authors list a staggering record of POW's forever lost to our enemies, the names of prison camps and gulags where they were held, intricate dates and timelines of events, and eyewitness accounts of vital information pertaining to U.S. soldiers forgotten by our govenment.In the years following World War II, the Korean war, and Vietnam, the actions by our govenment to conceal data concerning our POW's and it's campaigns to silence anyone investigating the issue is absolutely apalling. This book will define for the reader the gross misuses of power, illegal tactics to manipulate and humiliate citizens seeking honest answers, and the use of outright threats and intimidation to bury the subject forever.Great credit is due to the authors of this book for their courage and perseverance to expose the plight of our lost U.S. servicemen. This book is very highly recommended to everyone who would like an untainted and factual look into the heartbreaking saga of missing U.S. soldiers.Readers may also be interested in "Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States betrayed its own POW's in Vietnam" by Monica Jensen-Stevenson and William Stevenson. Excellent source material here that reiterates much information found in Soldiers of Misfortune.

BETRAYAL TO ALL MIA/POW FAMILIES & POW"S.

Absolutely, this is the most riveting and explosive book I have ever read. I served 2 tours of combat duty in the Korean WAR; futhermore, had I been privy to this read, you could never have gotten me back to Korea- never -. The Big Lie, spawned out of the Beltway since 1945 to the present, is inconcievable, that the DoD, State Dept, Pentagon and Joint Chiefs of Staff [all], deny the existense of American GI"s languishing in Siberia, Red China, North Korea and North Vietnam . Imagine, former POW"s readily admit, they had seen American POW"s herded off to the Soviet Union and to Red China. Whose hearts go out to our MIA/POW families whom have been grossly and deliberately LIED to by government officials ?? Whereas, our Presidents [all] since 1945, turned their backs on all captured American POW"s. I pray, from this hurt, that one American staggers out of the Soviet Union to corroborate all, in this vale of tears- maybe, just maybe - the apathetic American populace will wake up to being had by a devious lot in our nation"s capital, as they go about THEIR business as usual. If this read doesn"t make your blood boil, then you aren"t alive; however, the assertions, send an ambigious message to any teenager who may be thinking about enlisting: "I wonder, will my President and countrymen come to my rescue if I am captured by the enemy"?? It is your call youngsters. Sayonara.