Cold War captives

Description:

"This provocative history of early cold war America recreates a time when World War III seemed imminent. Headlines were dominated by stories of Soviet slave laborers, brainwashed prisoners in Korea, and courageous escapees like Oksana Kasenkina who made a "leap for freedom" from the Soviet Consulate in New York. Full of fascinating and forgotten stories, Cold War Captives explores a central dimension of American culture and politics - the postwar preoccupation with captivity."--Jacket.

subjects: Defection,  Cold War,  Cold War in motion pictures,  Repatriation,  Political prisoners,  Popular culture,  Brainwashing,  Captivity narratives,  Cold War in mass media,  Cold War in literature,  History,  Popular culture, united states,  Defectors,  Social aspects

Places: United States

Times: 20th century