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"I will shoot them from my loving heart" : memoir of a South Korean officer in the Korean War / Won Moo Hurh.

By: Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012Producer: ©2012Description: xi, 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786465033
Other title:
  • Memoir of a South Korean officer in the Korean War
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Contents:
Chances of life -- My first life-chance -- Memories from the early years -- The war and my shattered life course -- Officer candidate school -- The frontline and Fort Sill -- Teaching at the ROK artillery school -- Back to the front -- Antiaircraft artillery and Fort Bliss -- Serving the top brass -- Epilogue -- Appendix: ROK infantry and artillery (1950-53).
Summary: "In this memoir, Hurh provides not only a descriptive chronicle of his wartime exploits, but also a social psychological exploration on the absurdity of war in general. Hurh's vivid remembrances bring to life the "forgotten" Korean War from the viewpoint of a Korean soldier, a perspective rarely available in English until now"--Provided by publisher.
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AM PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG KOLEKSI AM-P. TUN SERI LANANG (ARAS 5) - U55.K343H877 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00002154343

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182) and index.

Chances of life -- My first life-chance -- Memories from the early years -- The war and my shattered life course -- Officer candidate school -- The frontline and Fort Sill -- Teaching at the ROK artillery school -- Back to the front -- Antiaircraft artillery and Fort Bliss -- Serving the top brass -- Epilogue -- Appendix: ROK infantry and artillery (1950-53).

"In this memoir, Hurh provides not only a descriptive chronicle of his wartime exploits, but also a social psychological exploration on the absurdity of war in general. Hurh's vivid remembrances bring to life the "forgotten" Korean War from the viewpoint of a Korean soldier, a perspective rarely available in English until now"--Provided by publisher.

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