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Book Review: The Russo-Japanese War - Causes and Issues

» by USinKorea September 9th, 2008 at 5:05 am » Comments (4)

The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues by Kanichi Asakawa (1873-1948) - Published in 1905 - apparently a prof in the United States The link is to the table of contents. This ...more »

Kunsan AB Vignette: Occupation Period (1945-1948) — Camp Hillenmeyer

» by Kalani August 5th, 2008 at 2:20 am » Comments (2)

Repatriation: Prior to the 63d Infantry Regiment, the Japanese were told to report to a central collection point. 33,845 Koreans were processed through Kunsan on the way to relocation centers ...more »

Book Review: Korea Between the Wars, A Soldier’s Story

» by Kalani August 3rd, 2008 at 2:47 am » Comments (1)

Korea Between The Wars A Soldier's Story by Fred Ottoboni ISBN 915241-02-1, paperback, 332 pages including 12 pages of photos. Price: $19.95 Published by Vincente Books, Inc., PO Box 50704, Sparks, NV 89435. Also ...more »

ROK Drop Book Review: A New History of Korea by Lee Ki-Baik

» by USinKorea July 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am » Comments (7)

Since someone over at Marmot's Hole, apparently co-opting another user's name (...by the way....does anybody know what happened to Kushibo in the K-blogsphere???), told me in a pissy way I ...more »

Recommended Reading in Memoriam of 5.18

» by GI Korea May 18th, 2008 at 9:26 am » Comments (28)

In recognition of the 28th Anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising I have posted an article written by Georgy Katsiaficas that blames the Gwangju Uprising like just about everything else unpleasant ...more »

Korean History Textbook Controversy Returns

» by GI Korea March 25th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (10)

Another Korean textbook controversy is happening again: A conservative high school history textbook is igniting a fresh round of ideological conflicts as it acknowledges Japanese colonial rule's ...more »

Korean Time Map

» by GI Korea February 12th, 2008 at 8:16 am » Comments (4)

Go over to Japundit and check out the cool Korean time map he has over there: Someone definitely put a lot of time in constructing this map, but they did a ...more »

Koreans Who Mattered: The Legend of Jang Bogo

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2008 at 3:55 am » Comments (13)

On Wando Island the one thing a visitor can't help but notice especially if you read Korean, is the influence the Korean historical figure Jang Bogo has over the island. ...more »

Ancient Gaya Tomb Discovered

» by GI Korea December 29th, 2007 at 3:55 am » Comments (10)

This is a pretty cool discovery: Archaeologists have dug up a 15-hundred-year-old skull with an earring from an ancient tomb in South Gyeongsang Province.The Gaya National Research ...more »

Chun Doo-hwan’s Juicy Girl Daughter?

» by GI Korea October 13th, 2007 at 8:04 am » Comments (10)

DPRK Studies has an interesting posting about how former Korean Dictator President Chun Doo-hwan's daughter Chun Hyo-sun was possibly a juicy girl active in the club seen at Osan Airbase ...more »

Gangwha Battle Flag Returned

» by GI Korea October 10th, 2007 at 1:52 pm » Comments (6)

Picture courtesy of DPRK Studies. The battle flag taken by US Marines in the American Campaign of 1871 on Gangwha Island is being returned via a lease to the Korean government: ...more »

People Who Mattered in Korea: Samyeong-daesa

» by GI Korea September 11th, 2007 at 11:03 am » Comments (5)

Entrance to Geonbong Temple Geonbongsa is a little known, but historically significant Buddhist Temple in Korea. Geonbongsa is located in the foothills of North Korea's famous Kumgangsan Mountain that stretches ...more »
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