Kim (international finance, U. of Detroit Mercy) carried out the research for this volume by reading the journals of the Brookings Institute, the Peace Institute, and other think tanks, book-length st
America's leading authority on Korea provides a timely look at US-Korean relations. We are capable of fighting two major regional conflicts....Capable of winning decisively in one and swiftly defeati
Discusses some of the strategic battles of the Korean Conflict, including the Battle of Osan, the amphibious assault at Inchon, and the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
This is an account of an American woman’s recent travels through North Korea. Throughout her journey, she continually witnessed rundown villages, starving children with hollow eyes, haggard women craw
One of the largest political protests in contemporary Korean history, the May 1980 Kwangju Uprising still exerts a profound, often contested, influence in Korean society. Through a deft combination of
A War of Patrols is a comprehensive account of the Canadian campaign in Korea. It provides the first detailed study of the training, leadership, operations, and tactics of the brigade under each of it
At the pivotal battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni in February 1951, U.N. forces met and contained large-scale attacks by Chinese forces. Colonel Paul Freeman and the larger-than-life Colonel Ralp
Malcom, an Army lieutenant, was sent to Korea in 1952 to work with a top secret unit conducting combat operations with North Korean partisans 125 miles behind enemy lines. He coordinated the intellige
When Richard Bassett returned from Korea on convalescent leave in 1953, he set down his experiences in training, combat, and captivity. Then he put the memoir away and tried to forget. More than twe
Primarily covering activities occurring between July 2000 and June 2001, this volume seeks to be a comprehensive descriptive chronicle of North Korean society. Chapters cover geography, politics, the
Highlights the land and people of North and South Korea; the languages, religions, and cultures of the country; and the wildlife and cuisine found there.
To understand how North Korea has survived as the worlds last Stalinist regime despite international isolationand at enormous human costs to its peopleone must look at how its political system was
The role of the fledgling Chinese air force in the Korean War is explored for the first time here, with details of Soviet assistance and air battles over Korea that helped shape this emerging arm of C
The closing years of the Choson dynasty have received considerable attention from historians of Korea. Nevertheless, surprisingly few biographical studies have been written on the major Korean politic
"Korea Between Empires" chronicles the development of a Korean national consciousness. It focuses on two critical periods in Korean history and asks how key concepts and symbols were created and integ
In May of 1980, what began as a peaceful demonstration against military rule in Kwangju, South Korea turned into a bloody people's revolt. An eyewitness to the Uprising, Lewis (anthropology, Wittenber
The Kwangju Uprising--"Korea's Tiananmen"--is one of the most important political events in late twentieth-century Korean history. What began as a peaceful demonstration against the imposition of mili
The KoreaS≪/i> delivers border-to-border coverage of North and South Korea, with chapters dedicated to history and geography, social and cultural customs, and economics and politics.
Firefight at Yechon is the harrowing story of Charles M. Bussey, a former Tuskegee airman and one of the first American combatants in the Korean War. He led the Seventy-seventh Engineer Combat Company
