The Forgotten Korean War POWs Who Chose North

Most history books focus on the soldiers who returned home after the Korean War, but a small group made a different choice. This episode explores the Anti-Communist League and the complex reality of those POWs who refused repatriation to South Korea, opting instead for the North. We look at figures like Kim Kyong-hwa and the events surrounding Yeosu, examining how ideology, fear, and survival intersected in the prisoner camps. Through their stories, we understand why some men stayed behind when their country was rebuilding, and what it meant to live as defectors in a divided peninsula.

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