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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 »

Book Review: The Russo-Japanese War – by the British War Department

» by August 1st, 2008 at 8:57 pm » Comments (2)

This will likely be the first review I'll do of books available for free at Google that focus on a specific period in Korean history --- this time the Russo-Japanese ...more »
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