soldiers who had been held prisoner by the Chinese or North Koreans during the Korean War (1950 - 53). The war began as a civil war between communistNorth and democratic South Korea. Other nations joined the conflict with CommunistChina aiding North Korea and United Nations forces (including units from the United States, Great Britain, France and other nations) aiding South Korea. After the war it came to light that the Chinese and North Korean had made extensive experiments in brainwashing prisoners of war. —Editor, to clarify a possibly confusing phrase; from Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica. (Machinery of the Mind Glossary) Final approval 15/11/89