pickThe authors present a clear comparison between the histories of North and South Korea, based on fairly extensive expertise for Westerners. The authors are a former U.S. security official/political scientist and a political economy professor, and it reads like it. It is clear and concise, but dry. It also needs better editing in several places. In summary, read for the info/analysis, not for a gripping read or great writing.
Um, I might be missing something, but 2,000 x 5 is actually 10,000? Which technically is over 5,000, I guess?
Not super impressed by the editing in this book, even before I came across this.
pickI learned a lot about what our Marines endured during the Korean War from this book.
pickVery detailed account of the war, check that, Police Action, that never officially ended
Just got the call that we don‘t have school tomorrow or Wednesday because of extreme windchills (the low is -55 degrees) and in fact our governor has declared a state of emergency for Wisconsin because of it! I won‘t be going to far from my fireplace!!
pickRead for a 2019 challenge, this book was recommended to me by my sister (we often don‘t read the same genres) - I found the first part of the book, chronicling the early years, a bit slow but I thought it got more interesting after he defected. If you haven‘t read much about North Korea, highly recommended.
pick2017 #68 nonfiction audio in harrowing detail the exact nature of this forgotten or at least ignored war is brought to light in this extremely well researched and well read book. I studying this in passing in high school and then in uni where it was used as a stepping stone between WW2 and Vietnam. With all that is brewing this should be a must read. *
After years of citing this wonderful book on numerous research projects, finally going to read it cover to cover! Really excited for this
