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South Korea Continues To Make Progress In Restoration of Historical Sites In Seoul

» by May 21st, 2012 at 3:29 am » Comments (2)

Besides the greening of Seoul in recent years another major change to the city is the restoration of various historical sites in particularly the walls around Seoul which is something ...more »

Village Life in Korea–Book Excerpts II

» by June 7th, 2011 at 5:10 am » Comments (0)

Marriage But, in fact, no one is married but once.  When a man loses his wife from any cause whatever and he wants another, he simply ...more »

A German Merchant, A French Priest, & Body Snatching In Korea

» by August 1st, 2010 at 10:44 pm » Comments (4)

Interesting story in the Korea Times by historian Robert Neff who always seems to find strange and interesting tales from Korea's past.  This one is about a historical incident in ...more »

Why People Should Not Join the Alliance of Scholars Concerned About Korea (ASCK)

» by May 28th, 2010 at 11:08 pm » Comments (2)

I guess it is better late than never that K.M. Lawson who blogs over at Frog In A Well realized what any group that blindly support the Korean Truth & ...more »

Picture of the Day: 49th Anniversary of Park Chung-hee’s Coup

» by May 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)

Popular Gusts has a whole lot more pictures from the 1961 coup posted over at his site that are worth checking out. more »

Gaeyado Island Residents Recount Troubles of the Military Dictatorship Era

» by August 18th, 2009 at 3:40 am » Comments (0)

Journalist Choe Sang-hun has an article published in the New York Times that further details the extent security forces went to during the military dictatorship era of the Korean government ...more »

French May Return Stolen Korean Historical Records

» by July 16th, 2009 at 10:44 pm » Comments (3)

It looks like the French may soon return some historical records captured by French troops on Gangwha Island in the 18th century: French politician and former culture minister Jack Lang has ...more »

Russo-Japanese War News 8-14 Oct 1904

» by October 9th, 2008 at 5:25 pm » Comments (1)

9 Oct 1904 Headline:  Besiegers' Losses Small Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister to Great Britain...denies that the Japanese losses around Port Arthur have been heavy.... "The idea of the 'yellow peril' ...more »

Book Review: Boy Soldier: Coming of Age during World War II

» by August 4th, 2008 at 1:57 am » Comments (1)

Boy Soldier: Coming of Age during World War II Russell E. McLogan Hardcover - 432 pages (December 7, 1998) Price: $29.95 Reviews Publisher Comments ...a fascinating account of an 18-year-old rifleman who joined K ...more »

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

» by 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 »

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