North Korean War

Frances and Ginger Park, authors of both children's books and young adult novels, based this inspiring and deeply affecting tale on their own mother's childhood. Winner of the International Reading Association Award, My Freedom Trip features a courageous girl named Soo who makes a desperate bid for freedom by journeying from North Korea to South Korea. Her father awaits across the border, but to achieve her new life, Soo must leave her mother behind.

Dewey Andreas, still reeling from recent revelations about his own past, is ready to retire from the CIA. But he's the only available agent with the skills to carry out the CIA's plan to stop North Korea, which has made a secret nuclear deal with Iran. The plan is to inject a singular designer poison into the head of the North Korean military and in exchange for the nuclear plans provide him with the one existing dose of the antidote. But it goes awry when Dewey manages to inject a small amount of the poison into himself.

"THIS NOVEL CANNOT BE REPRESENTED IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE": a leading UK literary agent.As war rages in Ukraine and the world is sliding into darkness and famine, inferno is about to break through. The Four Horsemen rear to be unleashed. Only one thing is needed to trigger the Armageddon: the final decision, and while it is pending, humanity is hanging by a thread. The Parallel Advent is a geopolitical hybrid fantasy thriller set in our time and in familiar circumstances, but in a parallel world. It is written for those who are interested in geopolitics, current affairs, espionage,...

In The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot, New York Times best-selling author Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of how Kim Il Sung grabbed power and plunged his country into war against the United States while the youngest fighter pilot in his air force was playing a high-risk game of deception - and escape.

Hoy en día la península de Corea se divide en dos, pero hubo una época en la que esta península estaba dividida en muchos estados. Con el paso del tiempo, y el asedio de grandes dinastías extranjeras, estas tierras fueron invadidas por diversos clanes y tribus. Ninguno de todos esos poderosos y codiciosos caciques logró prevalecer.

Ever since Japan annexed the Korean Peninsula in 1910, there has been an animosity between the Koreans and the Japanese. After World War II, the United States took on the responsibility for defending Japan, and following the Korean War the Americans defended South Korea while the Soviet Union and China allied with North Korea. And ever since before the Korean War, the Kim dynasty has ruled North Korea with an iron fist. With the assistance of the Soviets, the North Koreans entered the nuclear age with a power plant but ultimately went down the road of pursuing nuclear arms. In recent years,...

The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world’s most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia’s involvement in it in a riveting narrative.

The Korean War, which began in 1950 and ended in 1953, is not considered one of the major wars of the 20th century. However, in reality, it was profoundly impactful on global history. As an early crisis of the Cold War, it set important precedents for how conflicts would be handled during this era. It has also shaped Korea’s history for more than half a century.

WINNER! MILITARY HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR. Book 3 of the Historical Documentary Series on the Cold War. Order Now! The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separates North and South Korea and is the most defended border in the world Both sides have dug their heels in and fortified the DMZ with defensive positions, mines and booby traps, missiles, and soldiers as they remain vigilant for the recommencement of a war that never ended. ˃˃˃ READ ABOUT THE DANGEROUS JOB OF OUR SOLDIERS IN KOREA ON THE DMZ! The soldiers were responsible for enforcing the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War. The ...

The Korean War is often labeled “the forgotten war”, and though it has received renewed attention in recent years, it still pales compared to others in recent history like the Vietnam War or even the more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. What’s mostly overlooked is that the Korean War was one of the most intense conflicts the United States fought, and the soldiers who served in it were arguably in greater peril than in any other war over the last 75 years.

Interested in learning about the history of Korea? This insightful book takes you on a journey through the political, economic, and cultural development of both North and South Korea.

No dictator lasts forever. North Korea is about to learn that the hard way Six months into the war, Germany’s assault on North Korea has stalled. Major allies, buckling under U.S. pressure, are withdrawing. Meanwhile, Pyongyang unleashes a wave of terrorist attacks inside Germany, leaving the public furious and the government on the verge of crisis. To end the deadlock, Berlin turns to Major Sophie Decker, ruthless head of Department 89, an elite military intelligence unit known for doing what others won’t. Her orders: take the war to North Korea’s doorstep—and make it hurt. But in ...

With much anticipation, Nick Simoneschi's first international thriller spy adventure book is about to be released. In the novel, Nick Taylor, a famous spy who is now retired, awakens unexpectedly in his New York flat after all quiet has been disturbed. Someone from Nick Taylor's previous career as a CIA agent started targeting him. An old friend named Martin De Simone rushed to the aid of his best friend, and the two of them embarked on a mission to track down the mastermind of the conspiracy that sought to control and profit from the drug cartels in Asia and South America. This is a ...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Kim Jong-Il Production by Paul Fischer, read by Stephen Park. Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's film industry. He directed every film made in the country but knew they were nothing compared to Hollywood.

A newly married Methodist minister, Larry Zellers, was serving as a missionary and teacher in a small South Korean town near the 38th parallel when he was captured by the North Koreans on June 25, 1950. Until his release in 1953, Zellers endured brutal conditions and inhumane treatment. Through his story, Zellers shows that, despite the opinion that POWs live only for themselves, many in the camps worked to help others and conducted themselves with honor.

Everyone has their eyes glued to the News nowadays. Why? Because of a small country near China. This country may re-shape our very existence if provoked. In 1948, Kim Il Sung led his people to victory against the Japanese.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of Colonel Millett's historical study of the U.S. Marines in the Korean War and their combat operations around the Punchbowl during 1951 and 1952. This study examines how the Marines fought and were commanded, including numerous anecdotes from both the Marines on the front line and those commanding them. It covers the various changes of command and the associated problems, and how the inter-service conflicts effected the men on the ground.

Arguing that North Korea is little more than a carefully constructed Chinese puppet state, the author looks into the heart of this "rogue nation" and finds the Chinese behind much of the terrorism and nuclear weapons manufacturing on the Korean peninsula.

This paper explores President Truman’s decision to intervene in the Korean War and then cross the 38th parallel and invade North Korea. An analysis of Truman’s foreign policy reveals that intervention in the Korean War was part of a new global offensive against the spread of communism. Domestically, Truman believed that a Korean offensive across the 38th parallel would quiet his critics and allow him to mobilize the economy for a long-term Cold War. Militarily, Truman’s advisors overwhelmingly supported the invasion of North Korea. They concluded that Korea could be unified after ...

Since the regiment’s creation in 1899, the men of the 65th have proudly served the US through multiple wars, despite facing racial discrimination. Their courage, loyalty, and patriotism earned them hundreds of accolades, including the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014.