War in the Land of Morning Calm

War in the Land of Morning Calm
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781456763350
ISBN-13 : 1456763350
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis War in the Land of Morning Calm by : Robert Riggs

Summer of 1950, Marine Reservists go to war in Korea and find love along the way. Marine operations include the Pusan Perimeter battles, the Inchon Landing, and the Chosin Reservoir campaign.

War in the Land of the Morning Calm

War in the Land of the Morning Calm
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 1610051750
ISBN-13 : 9781610051750
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis War in the Land of the Morning Calm by : Jim Campbell

"WAR IN THE LAND OF THE MORNING CALM contains first-person accounts of men and women who served in the Korean War. There is no plot. There are no explanations of grand strategies or political policies or any of the other bewildering activities behind the scenes of a nation at war. I simply hope that these vignettes, and brief accounts will convey the feelings and experiences of those of us who served." -- from Amazon.com

The Evolution of Worlds

The Evolution of Worlds
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044014800502
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Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis The Evolution of Worlds by : Percival Lowell

A History of Korea

A History of Korea
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 709
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ISBN-10 : 9780253000248
ISBN-13 : 0253000246
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Korea by : Jinwung Kim

Contemporary North and South Korea are nations of radical contrasts: one a bellicose totalitarian state with a failing economy; the other a peaceful democracy with a strong economy. Yet their people share a common history that extends back more than 3,000 years. In this comprehensive new history of Korea from the prehistoric era to the present day, Jinwung Kim recounts the rich and fascinating story of the political, social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic developments in Korea's long march to the present. He provides a detailed account of the origins of the Korean people and language and the founding of the first walled-town states, along with the advanced civilization that existed in the ancient land of "Unified Silla." Clarifying the often complex history of the Three Kingdoms Period, Kim chronicles the five-century long history of the Choson dynasty, which left a deep impression on Korean culture. From the beginning, China has loomed large in the history of Korea, from the earliest times when the tribes that would eventually make up the Korean nation roamed the vast plains of Manchuria and against whom Korea would soon define itself. Japan, too, has played an important role in Korean history, particularly in the 20th century; Kim tells this story as well, including the conflicts that led to the current divided state. The first detailed overview of Korean history in nearly a quarter century, this volume will enlighten a new generation of students eager to understand this contested region of Asia.

Home Was The Land Of Morning Calm

Home Was The Land Of Morning Calm
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Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015034450059
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Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Home Was The Land Of Morning Calm by : K. Connie Kang

Award-winning journalist K. Connie Kang renders a moving generational saga in this portrait of her family's passage from their ancestral Korean home. Part family biography, part history, part memoir, this book is an affecting, absorbing tale of family and country, and an essential book for understanding the greatest Asian migration in this century.

Returning to the Land of the Morning Calm

Returning to the Land of the Morning Calm
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Publisher : Beaten Track Publishing
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9781786452047
ISBN-13 : 1786452049
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Returning to the Land of the Morning Calm by : Hans M Hirschi

Martin is eighty-four years old, a Korean War veteran, living quietly in a retirement home in upstate New York. His days are ruled by the routine of the staff, but in his thoughts and dreams, Martin often returns to the Seoul of his youth, and the lost true love of his life. Two close friends urge him to travel back to search for his love. What awaits Martin in Korea, more than six decades after he left the country on a troop transport back to the U.S.? Returning to the Land of the Morning Calm is a story of friendship, love and family, in all its many shapes, across time, generations and cultures.

Land of Morning Calm

Land of Morning Calm
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1885008228
ISBN-13 : 9781885008220
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Land of Morning Calm by : John Stickler

This book introduces the culture and traditions of Korea, from ancient times to the present.

Korea Witness

Korea Witness
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Publisher : 은행나무
Total Pages : 480
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015075764533
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Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Korea Witness by : Donald Kirk

George-3-7th Marines

George-3-7th Marines
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 670
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ISBN-10 : 9781426947827
ISBN-13 : 1426947828
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis George-3-7th Marines by : Jim Nicholson

In the four years of the Korean War, America lost almost 54,000 men, roughly the same number who lost their lives in Vietnam, yet this war has almost disappeared into American history as the "Forgotten War."George-3-7th Marines tells a story of the bloody marine infantry campaigns fought in the deadly mountain ranges of Korea; it is a story told by the men who fought there-and died anonymously-in an unknown and bloody war. The never-before-told tales of the battle-hardened marines of the G-3-7 were collected and recorded by one of their own. Described by those who experienced the action firsthand, these accounts blend the shocking details of savage, bloody, killing with gentle, almost heartbreaking prose seldom seen in a chronicle of war. Jim Nicholson paints a brutally accurate picture of America and the Valhalla culture that shaped the toughness of soldiers in the fifties. He examines the events and mistakes that led to a collision of the free world with the rapidly expanding communist military machine. He reminds us that history does, in fact, show clearly that the sacrifice of young American boys saved the South Koreans, who now live freely in their beautiful "Land of the Morning Calm."

The broken land, the morning calm

The broken land, the morning calm
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Publisher : Slowthinking Co., Ltd.
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9791187139232
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Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The broken land, the morning calm by : Hyeong-geol John Kim

Over the last half-century, the Korean Peninsula has become a region that has stolen attention from all over the world. The world villagers have started to recognize Korea is not just a nation in the corner, but a ring of fire that could threaten their peace and safety directly or indirectly. So the concern about the conflict between the North and the South, from the Japanese rule to the Korean War to the Kim family era ━ Kim Il-sung, Kim Jung-il, and Kim Jong-un ━ to the abruptly bulged-out nuclear problem has grown bigger and bigger. So if anyone who wants to sympathize and look deeper into peace and danger beyond Asia to the globe needs to know about the heated Korean Peninsula first. And the readers of this book can learn the messages of Yin and Yang and Tragedy and Hope that are hard to find in other books.