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- GHOSTS OF CHEJU. Wehrfritz, George; Lee, B.J. // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);06/19/2000, Vol. 135 Issue 25, p15
Focuses on the atrocities committed during the pre-Korean war Seoul regime in the South Korean island of Cheju. Attack on the island by South Korean authorities to root out communists; Information gathered about the regime through declassified documents from the United States National Archive...
- The commonwealth in Korea. Catchpole, Brian // History Today;Nov98, Vol. 48 Issue 11, p33
Focuses on the sufferings and heroism of the Commonwealth Division in Korea in the first major conflict of the Cold War in the mid-nineteenth century. Contingents that comprised the division; Information on how the Republic of Korea was formed; Details on the invasion of South Korea by the...
- GHOSTS OF CHEJU. Wehrfritz, George; Lee, B.J. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);06/19/2000, Vol. 135 Issue 25, p51
Focuses on the atrocities committed during the pre-Korean war Seoul regime in the South Korean island of Cheju. Attack on the island by South Korean authorities to root out communists; Information gathered about the regime through declassified documents from the United States Archive and from...
- UNIFYING KOREA BECOMES A MORE DISTANT GOAL. Sangillo, Gregg // National Journal;7/28/2001, Vol. 33 Issue 30, p2424
Provides information on the unification of North and South Korea. Political history of Korea; Summit meeting between Korean leaders Kim Dae Jung and Kim Jong II; Views on armistice agreement; Details of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty; Implication of economic integration to both countries.
- HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea;3/9/2010, p3
The article presents information on the history and culture of North Korea. It is said that the first inhabitants of the Korean Peninsula was the people from the Ural-Altaic language family. The traditional religions of Korea are Buddhism and Shamanism, while Christian missionaries arrived in...
- THE KOREAN WAR AT 60 PART TWO: THE COURSE OF THE WAR AND THE BRITISH INVOLVEMENT. Carter, David // Contemporary Review;Autumn2010, Vol. 292 Issue 1698, p293
The article is the third in a series which discusses the general course of the Korean conflict and Great Britain's involvement, in light of the 60th anniversary on June 25, 2010 of the war's outbreak. The invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea, the United States' decision to intervene...
- Beyond the Myth: Reassessing the Security Crisis on the Korean Peninsula during the Mid-1960s. Park, Tae-Gyun // Pacific Affairs;Spring2009, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p93
In contemporary news coverage and in the academic historiography, the Republic of Korea (ROK) is often described as the victim in most clashes between the ROK and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). However, through a detailed review of the tensions in the late 1960s, this article...
- THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA'S COUNTER-ASYMMETRIC STRATEGY. Duk-Ki Kim // Naval War College Review;Winter2012, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p55
The article discusses the asymmetric threat face by the Republic of Korea (ROK) military from North Korea and the ROK's strategy in confronting it. An overview of North Korea's military, including their chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological (CBR) weapons, is presented. The ROK's...
- Prelude to Korean War. Schaff, Marta // Prelude to Korean War;2009, p1
Presents an overview of events leading up to the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. History of Japanese control in the Korean Peninsula; Post-World War II agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to divide Korea; Political differences between North and South Korea; Desire of...
