POW/MIA Accounting

Description

This book is an insider’s account of the search for missing American servicemen who became trapped in the Soviet Union and the US government’s efforts to free them or discover their fates. The book, which is based on years of work as a consultant to the US government, includes archive research that took place in Russia and four other republics of the Soviet Union as the USSR broke apart. Volume I explores the history of missing American servicemen, with particular emphasis on thousands who were not accounted for during the Korean War and Cold War era. As US relations with Russia and North Korea become more intense, this book is an extremely timely resource for scholars, laymen, and policymakers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxii Authorization, Policy, Implementation, and Oversight (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 1-55 The Accounting Program: Locate, Recover, Identify, and Return (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 57-100 Political Interference with Science (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 101-140 Exploitation of the Missing (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 141-180 Accounting for the Korean War Missing (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 181-214 To Moscow via Stockholm and Helsinki (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 215-277 Pentagon Briefing, Lunch with a KGB General (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 279-296 Congressional and DoD Action (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 297-321 Russia’s Involvement in POW/MIA Affairs (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 323-352 US-Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 353-463 Archive Research Follow-On Project (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 465-562 Final Project Briefing and RAND Report Published (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 563-589 Moscow, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, and East Germany (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 591-732 “Evil Creeps,” Conspiracy Theorists, and DPMO’s Activities (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 733-812 Findings and Conclusions (Paul M. Cole)....Pages 813-863 Back Matter ....Pages 865-882