An incomplete selection of books in our library on the Korean War and North Korea.
For more on these topics, check the books on the shelves around the same call numbers listed.
North and South Korea
by Greenhaven Press Editors (Editor); Noah Berlatsky
Contains twenty-three essays in which the authors debate issues related to North and South Korea.
Call Number: 951.904 Nor
Publication Date: 2013
The Korean War
Great Debates at the United Nations by Robert F. Gorman
Provides information and critical examinations of the fifty most important issues debated in the history of the United Nations from 1945 to 2000.
Call Number: 341.23 Gor
Publication Date: 2001
Korean War
by Maurice Isserman
Examines the political climate and military situation that led to the Korean War and discusses the key people and events involved in the conflict itself.
Call Number: 951.904 Iss
Publication Date: 2010
The forgotten war : America in Korea, 1950-1953
by Clay Blair.
"A close and blistering look at high-level defense policy and ground-level leadership of the U.S. Army in Korea from the opening of the war in 1950 through the first yearthe "pendulum period" before the final battle lines were drawnthen summarizes the subsequent "talking war" period, which lasted for two years." from Publishers Weekly.
Call Number: 951.9042 Bla
Publication Date: 1989
The coldest winter : America and the Korean War
by David Halberstam.
A masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides that provides crucial perspective on the Vietnam War and the events of today.
Call Number: 951.9042 Hal
Publication Date: 2007
Crisis in Korea
by (Series: History's turning point II)
Chronicles the Korean conflict and the UN forces in action.
Call Number: AV 909 His II v.5 DVD
Korea : the forgotten war
by A&E Home Video
Recounts the history of the Korean War, often called the forgotten war because of its lack of impact on the American consciousness.
Call Number: AV 951.904 Kor DVD