War Trash is powerful, unflinching story that opens a window on an unknown aspect of a little-known war - the experiences of Chinese POWs held by Americans during the Korean conflict, and paints an intimate portrait of conformity and dissent against a sweeping canvas of confrontation. Set in 1951-53, a young Chinese army officer, one of a corps of "volunteers" sent by Mao to help shore up the Communist side in Korea, is captured. His command of English thrusts him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp. _Library Journal
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