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War Trash
Book profileEnglish (United Kingdom)
Book · 2 editions

War Trash

2006
first published in English
Chinese
original language
2
edition in English
368
pages

War Trash is the unforgettable story of Yu Yuan, a young Chinese army officer sent by Mao with a corps of 'volunteers' to help shore up the Communist side in Korea. When the Americans capture Yu, his command of English propels him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp. Desperate to return to his beloved fiancée and widowed mother, Yu is trapped by both barbed wire and politics...

Editions

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War TrashWar TrashPenguin978-01-4102-396-097801410239602006-07-27English (United Kingdom)368Softcover
War TrashWar TrashVintage978-14-0007-579-997814000757992005-05-10English (United States)368Softcover