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MASH
The University Press of Kentucky 2001; US$ 35.00" When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children. A year later he was chief surgeon of the 8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital constantly near the front lines in Korea. Immediately upon arriving in camp, Apel performed 80 hours of surgery.... more...
Primitive Selves
University of California Press 2010; US$ 26.95This remarkable book examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of cultural policy. E. Taylor Atkins focuses on past and present Japanese fascination with Korean culture as he reassesses colonial anthropology, heritage curation, cultural policy, and Korean performance art in Japanese... more...
The Final Crucible
Potomac Books Inc. 2006; US$ 9.95Close-quarters combat during the Korean War more...
Rogue Regime
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 16.99North Korea's leader Kim Jong-II is closer than ever to developing an inter-continental ballistic missile and an armoury of nuclear weapons. This work focuses on North Korea's continuing survival and lays out the rationale behind the policies pursued by North and South - and their larger neighbours. more...
Shield of the Great Leader
Allen & Unwin 2001; US$ 36.31The first unclassified account of the armed forces of one of the most isolated and unpredictable nations in Asia - North Korea. more...
Global Security Watch--Korea
Greenwood Publishing Group 2008; US$ 55.00Berry examines the development of the two Koreas, the issues that have resulted in North Korea's efforts to develop atomic weapons, and the U.S. response to those endeavors in this addition to the Global Security Watch (GSW) series. more...
Passing the Test
The University Press of Kentucky 2011; US$ 40.00For U.S. and UN soldiers fighting the Korean War, the spring of 1951 was brutal. The troops faced a tough and determined foe under challenging conditions. The Chinese Spring Offensive of 1951 exemplified the hardships of the war, as the UN forces struggled with the Chinese troops over Line Kansas, a phase line north of the 38th parallel, in a conflict... more...
Operation Broken Reed
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 26.95At the height of the Korean War, President Truman launched one of the most important intelligence - gathering operations in history. So valuable were the mission?s findings about the North Korean-Soviet-Chinese alliance that it is no stretch to say they prevented World War III. Only one man ? sworn to secrecy for a half-century?survived Operation... more...
Korea: Traces of a Forgotten War
Hellgate Press 2013; US$ 14.95The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war. In his book, professor James N. Butcher relives his experiences as an infantryman with Fox Company of the 17th Infantry Regiment, during the final year of the Korean War (1952-1953). In a graphic portrayal of living conditions on the front, Butcher describes combat actions that occurred in two... more...
Making of Modern Korea
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95This fully updated second edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced and engaging history of Korea from 1910 to the present day. The text is unique in placing emphasis on Korea?s regional and geographical context, through which Buzo analyzes the influence of bigger and more powerful states on the peninsula of Korea. ... more...









