I Remember Korea

Author : Linda Granfield
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 061817740X

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I Remember Korea by Linda Granfield Pdf

Personal accounts of more than thirty men and women who served with the American and Canadian forces in Korea during the years 1950-1953. What is it like to go to war? How does a war affect the men and women who are fighting in it? Here are vivid first-person accounts that address these questions and offer powerful insights into what it means to serve in the armed forces in an unfamiliar country far from home. Award-winning author Linda Granfield has collected the stories of thirty-two men and women who were part of the U.S. and Canadian forces in Korea during the years 1950-53, and has set them against a backdrop of historical and geographical information. The veterans in this book represent a variety of service areas, such as medical, supplies, infantry, and naval. Their sometimes grim, sometimes lighthearted recollections are illustrated with their own personal photographs. From a prisoner of war's gripping description of being held captive for nearly three years to a machine gunner's fond memories of the canned hamburgers and bacon his battalion loved to eat, these stories emphasize the human face of war at a time when it's more important than ever to try to understand the many different ways that war changes people's lives. A foreword by renowned author Russell Freedman relates some of his own experiences while serving in Korea with the Counter Intelligence Corps. Also included are a timeline, glossary, bibliography, Internet resources, and index.

Author : Linda Granfield
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
ISBN : 1550050958

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I Remember Korea by Linda Granfield Pdf

While current events have focused the public's attention on Korea once again, many veterans of the conflict that occurred there half a century ago worry that their time spent fighting in the "Forgotten War" will not be remembered or understood unless their story is told. Award-winning nonfiction author Linda Granfield has collected the personal accounts of 32 men and women who served with the Canadian and U.S. forces in Korea during the years 1950-53 and has described the main events of the war. The veterans in this book represent different branches and aspects of the military, including medical, supplies, infantry, and naval. Their moving, sometimes graphic, recollections are illustrated with their own photographs. As commemorative ceremonies this year mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, attempting to understand the human face of war is more important than ever.

Author : Xiaobing Li,Allan Reed Millett,Bin Yu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050170540

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Mao's Generals Remember Korea by Xiaobing Li,Allan Reed Millett,Bin Yu Pdf

What does it mean to live in the West today? Do people tend to identify with states, with regions, or with the larger West? This book examines the development of regional identity in the American West, demonstrating that it is a regionally diverse entity made up of many different wests--Great Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountains, and more--in which American regionalism finds its fullest expression. These fourteen original essays tell how a sense of place emerged among residents of various regions and how a sense of those places was developed by people outside of them. Wrobel and Steiner first offer a compelling overview of the West's regional nature; then thirteen other rising or renowned scholars-from history, American Studies, geography, and literature-tell how regional consciousness formed among inhabitants of particular regions. All of the essays address the larger issue of the centrality of place in determining social and cultural forms and individual and collective identities. Some focus on race and culture as the primary influences on regional consciousness while others emphasize environmental and economic factors or the influence of literature. Some even examine western regionalism in areas that lie beyond the West as it has traditionally been conceived. Each of the contributors believes that where a people live helps determine what they are, and they write not only about the many wests within the larger West, but also about the constant state of flux in which regionalism exists. Many books speak of the West as a place, but few others deal with the West's different places. Many Wests presents a vision of the West that reflects both the common heritage and unique character of each major subregion, building on the revisionist impulse of the last decade to help redirect New Western History toward an appreciation of regional diversity and integrate scholarship in the regional subfields. It is a book for everyone who lives in, studies, or loves the West, for it confirms that it is home to very different peoples, economies, histories-and regions.

Author : Dennis J Ottley
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480961791

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Remembering (Korea: 1950-1953) by Dennis J Ottley Pdf

Remembering (Korea: 1950-1953) By Dennis J. Ottley Remembering (Korea: 1950-1953) is the author’s memoir. This book describes his involvement in Korea during the Korean War and points out the reasoning behind the conflict. Over the years, the Korean War has been considered “The Forgotten War” by many. At one time, President Harry S. Truman referred to it as a “Police Action,” but 5,720,000 Americans who served in Korean have never forgotten what it was about and that it was much more than just a “Police Action.” They understand that it was an all-out war, and one of the bloodiest in American history. It involved over 20 countries of the United Nations that joined with the United States to save the South Koreans from annihilation and the tyranny of the communist countries, such as Russia and North Korea. On July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed and today South Korea remains as a free nation and one of the strongest and wealthiest countries in Asia. This book is to help Americans understand what the war was all about and describe one soldier’s experience and opinion of the conflict.

Author : Merrill Harper
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781469789569

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Chosin Reservoir by Merrill Harper Pdf

Much has been documented about US soldiers' involvement in the Korean War. In this memoir, one officer details the little-known events of the battle of the Koto-ri Pass in North Korea in 1950. Chosin Reservoir narrates the role of the First Platoon, Battery A, Fiftieth AAA Battalion, X Corps, US Army, in facilitating the withdrawal of the First Marine Division from the Chosin Reservoir. Providing firsthand insight into the realities of war, author Merrill Harper, a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Army, tells the story of how one army officer and three enlisted men were able to break up a ten thousand man Chinese ambush on Koto-ri Pass, killing 7,500 Chinese and running the rest over the next mountains within six hours. In addition to chronicling the war-related events in North Korea in 1950, Harper, a soldier who was wounded twenty-four times, discusses his career leading up to the battle and shares other details from his twenty-two years of service in the military.

Author : Codis Hampton II
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781977218612

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Unchon-ni by Codis Hampton II Pdf

Unchon-ni examines how, why people meet, or gravitate towards each other. Circumstances (immaturity, the chain of command, cold war incidents/deaths, prostitution) are time bombs going off with destructive intentions to all types of relationships. Read how they survive, the good, or bad times with love and happiness as rewards for navigating through a torrid love affair. All while realizing most pairings will end in a final emotional separation. Readers will see how Unchon-ni characters feel about their identity. You read how people of color coped with civil rights, racism, and their military obligations. Now emotionally involved you’re left, as are the characters, wondering what if…?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 076132156X

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Remembering Korea by Anonim Pdf

Describes the planning and creation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., profiles important figures, and provides an overview of the war that claimed 35,000 American lives.

Author : Richard Saccone
Publisher : Hollym International Corporation
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015037694307

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Koreans to Remember by Richard Saccone Pdf

Author : H. K. Shin
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780874175257

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Remembering Korea 1950 by H. K. Shin Pdf

Hyung K. Shin was sixteen years old when the North Korean army invaded South Korea in June 1950. Fleeing his home, Shin soon found himself alone in Pusan, a refugee without resources or any means of support. To save himself from destitution, he lied about his age and volunteered for service in the South Korean army. Shin’s account of the months that followed is a moving record of the Korean War from the perspective of an ordinary ROK soldier. He recounts his hasty training and subsequent experiences as a battlefield soldier in North Korea, as a guard in a prisoner-of-war camp, and as a refugee again in the massive flight of civilians and ROK military personnel retreating before the onslaught of the Chinese invasion. Through it all, Shin struggles to retain his humanity and pursue his education. In the process, the naïve schoolboy becomes a man. Today, Hyung K. Shin is an internationally respected chemist, but in the pages of this memoir he carries us back to Korea during a pivotal moment in that country’s history. This is the first account in English that describes the war from the perspective of a Korean who lived through and fought in it. Shin’s detailed and lively narrative is a stirring monument to the survival of human decency and kindness in the midst of terror, cruelty, despair, and the destruction of a proud nation.

Author : Bong Nam Park
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1156 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Korean language
ISBN : MINN:31951T004665736

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Korean Basic Course by Bong Nam Park Pdf

Author : James Hollis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438927527

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Korea by James Hollis Pdf

Although it has been many years since my service in the Military and it was for only two years, it was an important period of my life. I learned a lot in those two years that has helped me throughout my life. In the effort to write this book it has taken me back in time, reviving memories of old friends and things that have happened. I have tried to write of things I consider important. I have been fortunate to have lived long enough to become a old man. I know it was just by the luck of the draw that I was put where I was. I never volunteered for anything, nor did I try to get out of any order given to me. I am well aware I could have been put in the infantry instead of the artillery, where I did my time in the intelligence section. Most of the time a soldier happens to serve in duties he has no control over. This book has been written as much for my family and friends as for the general public. I hope all who takes the time to read what I have written will gain knowledge regarding the Korean War, and also my story is just one of the thousands of stories of young men who served their country at this time. For us the veterans, and our families IT WILL NEVER BECOME THE "FORGOTTEN WAR". REMEMBER THIS, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Organizations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Espionage, Korean
ISBN : MINN:31951D00824546V

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Investigation of Korean-American Relations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Organizations Pdf

Author : George Motz
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595141739

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A Hostage Diary by George Motz Pdf

Lost! Lost within your own thoughts and your own mind. You are a captive in a strange land and you don't know who is your warden, or why you are being held in solitude. You must escape, not only physically, but also spiritually and psychologically. To think of the past would drive you insane-Or are you already insane? Every action and non-action must be carefully thought out if you are to survive. And survive you must, for you are a man-And man must survive!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Korea
ISBN : OSU:32435030832125

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The Korea Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michelle Zauner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525657750

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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.