Tortured into fake confession
Subtitle: the dishonoring of Korean War prisoner Col. Frank H. Schwable, USMC
By: Raymond B. Lech
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780786465484
Subjects: Prisoners and prisons; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry; Trials, litigation; Korean War, 1950-1953
Description: " In 1952, during the Korean War, Colonel Frank H. Schwable was held prisoner of war by Communists. After months of physical and psychological torture, he signed a confession asserting the U.S. had used germ warfare on Korean civilians. After his release, an official inquiry into his false confession uncovered the effect psychological torture had on his actions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes deposition of Col. Schwable.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: The inquiry; title: The wing; title: The preparation; title: The capture; title: The camp; title: The menticide (Part I); title: The menticide (Part II); title: The transfer; title: The ship; title: The arrival.