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The Reluctant Communist

My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea

by Charles Robert Jenkins ...

Narrated by John McLain ...

Unabridged

7 hours

In January of 1965, twenty-four-year-old U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where ... Read more

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In January of 1965, twenty-four-year-old U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where
... Read more
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North Korea's Hidden Revolution

How the Information Underground is Transforming a Closed Society

by Jieun Baek ...

Narrated by Caroline McLaughlin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

One of the least understood countries in the world, North Korea has long been known for its repressive regime. Yet it is far from being an impenetrable black box. Media flows covertly into the country, and fault lines are appearing in the government's sealed informational borders. Drawing on deeply personal interviews with North Korean defectors from all walks of life, ranging from propaganda ... Read more

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One of the least understood countries in the world, North Korea has long been known for its repressive regime. Yet it is far from being an impenetrable black box. Media flows covertly into the country, and fault lines are appearing in the government's sealed informational borders. Drawing on deeply personal interviews with North Korean defectors from all walks of life, ranging from propaganda
... Read more
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Fallout

The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea

by Joel S. Wit ...

Narrated by Christopher Douyard ...

Unabridged

15 hours 23 min

For almost four decades, the United States has tried to stop North Korea's attempts to build nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them. Joel S. Wit, a former State Department official, takes listeners to the front lines of nuclear negotiations and to fierce policy debates and secret diplomatic gambits, recounting how perilously close the United States and North Korea have come, on various ... Read more

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For almost four decades, the United States has tried to stop North Korea's attempts to build nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them. Joel S. Wit, a former State Department official, takes listeners to the front lines of nuclear negotiations and to fierce policy debates and secret diplomatic gambits, recounting how perilously close the United States and North Korea have come, on various
... Read more
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Brief History of North & South Korea 2 in 1, A

The History, Conflict, and Contrasts Between Two Nations Sharing One Name

by Dominic Haynes ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.One peninsula. Two nations. A story of division, survival, and astonishing transformation.Confused by the endless headlines about Korea but still feel like you don’t really understand how it all began? Frustrated by the lack of clear, accessible resources that explain both North Korea's secrecy and South Korea's global rise?This concise, engaging 2-in ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.One peninsula. Two nations. A story of division, survival, and astonishing transformation.Confused by the endless headlines about Korea but still feel like you don’t really understand how it all began? Frustrated by the lack of clear, accessible resources that explain both North Korea's secrecy and South Korea's global rise?This concise, engaging 2-in
... Read more
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A History of Korea, 3rd ed.

by Kyung Moon Hwang ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 15 min

This accessible and engaging new edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Fully revised throughout, the author takes a thematic and chronological approach to guide listeners from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience. Episodic accounts in each chapter are discussed in context with extensive examination of how the events and ... Read more

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This accessible and engaging new edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Fully revised throughout, the author takes a thematic and chronological approach to guide listeners from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience. Episodic accounts in each chapter are discussed in context with extensive examination of how the events and
... Read more
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Brief History of South Korea, A

Tradition, Conflict, and the Making of a Modern Giant

by Dominic Haynes ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From ancient kingdoms to global tech dominance — discover how South Korea became one of the world's most remarkable success stories.Do you feel overwhelmed trying to understand Korea's complex past? Confused by headlines about North Korea, economic miracles, and K-pop without knowing the deeper history behind them?This clear, engaging guide cuts ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From ancient kingdoms to global tech dominance — discover how South Korea became one of the world's most remarkable success stories.Do you feel overwhelmed trying to understand Korea's complex past? Confused by headlines about North Korea, economic miracles, and K-pop without knowing the deeper history behind them?This clear, engaging guide cuts
... Read more
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Three Tigers, One Mountain

A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan

by Michael Booth ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other.In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between ... Read more

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There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other.In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between
... Read more
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A Brief History of Korea

Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People

by Michael J. Seth ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum. Geographically isolated, the country was heavily influenced by powerful China and was often used as a bridge to the ... Read more

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Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum. Geographically isolated, the country was heavily influenced by powerful China and was often used as a bridge to the
... Read more
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Flowers of Fire

The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide

by Hawon Jung ...

Narrated by Kathleen Li ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in South Korea have taken to the street, and many more brave individuals took a stand, to end a decades-long abortion ban and bring down powerful men accused of sexual misconduct—including a popular presidential contender.Author Hawon Jung shows the world that these women are no delicate flowers—they are trailblazing flames. ... Read more

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Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in South Korea have taken to the street, and many more brave individuals took a stand, to end a decades-long abortion ban and bring down powerful men accused of sexual misconduct—including a popular presidential contender.Author Hawon Jung shows the world that these women are no delicate flowers—they are trailblazing flames.
... Read more
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A Christmas Far from Home

An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival during the Korean War

by Stanley Weintraub ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

From an acclaimed historian comes the dramatic story of the Christmas escape of thousands of American troops overwhelmingly surrounded by the enemy in Korea's harsh terrain.Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an "end-the-war-by-Christmas" offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's ... Read more

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From an acclaimed historian comes the dramatic story of the Christmas escape of thousands of American troops overwhelmingly surrounded by the enemy in Korea's harsh terrain.Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an "end-the-war-by-Christmas" offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's
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К северу от 38 параллели: Как живут в КНДР

by Андрей Ланьков ...

Narrated by Стефан Барковский ...

Unabridged

17 hours 20 min

Северная Корея, все еще невероятно засекреченная, перестает быть для мира "черным ящиком". Похоже, радикальный социальный эксперимент, который был начат там в 1940-х годах, подходит к концу. А за ним стоят судьбы людей — бесчисленное количество жизней. О том, как эти жизни были прожиты и что происходит в стране сейчас, рассказывает известный востоковед и публицист Андрей Ланьков. Автору ... Read more

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Северная Корея, все еще невероятно засекреченная, перестает быть для мира "черным ящиком". Похоже, радикальный социальный эксперимент, который был начат там в 1940-х годах, подходит к концу. А за ним стоят судьбы людей — бесчисленное количество жизней. О том, как эти жизни были прожиты и что происходит в стране сейчас, рассказывает известный востоковед и публицист Андрей Ланьков. Автору
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The Korean War

1950–53

by Carter Malkasian ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

Series series Essential Histories
Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

Bloomsbury presents The Korean War by Carter Malkasian, read by Christopher Ragland.In this introduction, Dr Carter Malkasian provides a concise overview of the so-called "Forgotten War" in Korea.From 1950 to 1953, the most powerful countries in the world engaged in a major conventional war in Korea. Yet ironically this conflict has come to be known as the USA's "Forgotten War." Esteemed historian ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Korean War by Carter Malkasian, read by Christopher Ragland.In this introduction, Dr Carter Malkasian provides a concise overview of the so-called "Forgotten War" in Korea.From 1950 to 1953, the most powerful countries in the world engaged in a major conventional war in Korea. Yet ironically this conflict has come to be known as the USA's "Forgotten War." Esteemed historian
... Read more
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Brief History of North Korea, A

How the World’s Most Secretive State Came to Be

by Dominic Haynes ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Behind the headlines, propaganda, and political posturing lies a fascinating story of survival, power, and isolation that has shaped one of the world’s most mysterious nations.Are you confused by the endless news cycles about North Korea but still feel like you don’t really understand how it all began? Frustrated by the lack of clear, accessible ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Behind the headlines, propaganda, and political posturing lies a fascinating story of survival, power, and isolation that has shaped one of the world’s most mysterious nations.Are you confused by the endless news cycles about North Korea but still feel like you don’t really understand how it all began? Frustrated by the lack of clear, accessible
... Read more
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The Rebel and the Kingdom

The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime

by Bradley Hope ...

Narrated by Lee Osorio ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

The wild story of a college activist's high-stakes attempt to topple the North Korean regime and change the world.In the early 2000s, Adrian Hong was a soft-spoken Yale undergraduate looking for his place in the world. After reading a harrowing account of life inside North Korea, he realized he had found a cause so pressing that he was ready to devote his life to it. What began as a trip down the ... Read more

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The wild story of a college activist's high-stakes attempt to topple the North Korean regime and change the world.In the early 2000s, Adrian Hong was a soft-spoken Yale undergraduate looking for his place in the world. After reading a harrowing account of life inside North Korea, he realized he had found a cause so pressing that he was ready to devote his life to it. What began as a trip down the
... Read more
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La trágica historia de Corea y sus conexiones con la historia mundial

by Arestos Philoctetes ...

Narrated by A I ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

La trágica historia de Corea está estrechamente relacionada con la historia mundial. Los acontecimientos más significativos del país no están aislados, sino que se produjeron en el contexto más amplio de los cambios políticos, económicos y militares de Asia Oriental y del mundo. Esta conexión aporta valiosas ideas sobre el lugar de Corea dentro de las corrientes más amplias de la historia mundial ... Read more

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La trágica historia de Corea está estrechamente relacionada con la historia mundial. Los acontecimientos más significativos del país no están aislados, sino que se produjeron en el contexto más amplio de los cambios políticos, económicos y militares de Asia Oriental y del mundo. Esta conexión aporta valiosas ideas sobre el lugar de Corea dentro de las corrientes más amplias de la historia mundial
... Read more
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The Great Successor

The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un

by Anna Fifield ...

Narrated by Olivia Mackenzie-Smith ...

Unabridged

11 hours 36 min

The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant, Kim Jong Un, by the journalist with the best connections and insights into the bizarrely dangerous world of North Korea.The Great Successor is an irreverent yet insightful quest to understand the life of Kim Jong Un, one of the world's most secretive dictators. Kim's life is swathed in myth and ... Read more

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The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant, Kim Jong Un, by the journalist with the best connections and insights into the bizarrely dangerous world of North Korea.The Great Successor is an irreverent yet insightful quest to understand the life of Kim Jong Un, one of the world's most secretive dictators. Kim's life is swathed in myth and
... Read more
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Северная Корея: прошлое и настоящее закрытого государства

by Иван Захарченко ...

Narrated by Иван Захарченко ...

Series series Новый мировой порядок
Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Интерес к Корейской Народно-Демократической Республике питает устоявшийся в ее отношении стереотип как самой закрытой страны в мире, хотя есть немало примеров, когда туристы даже западных стран хвастали тем, что им удалось там побывать. Значит закрытой северокорейское государство уже не назовешь. А после закрытия границ с 2020 года в глобальном масштабе из-за страха перед COVID-19 и другие страны ... Read more

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Интерес к Корейской Народно-Демократической Республике питает устоявшийся в ее отношении стереотип как самой закрытой страны в мире, хотя есть немало примеров, когда туристы даже западных стран хвастали тем, что им удалось там побывать. Значит закрытой северокорейское государство уже не назовешь. А после закрытия границ с 2020 года в глобальном масштабе из-за страха перед COVID-19 и другие страны
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Inside North Korea

A BBC Radio Documentary Collection

by Becky Milligan, David Torrance, Sara Jane Hall ...

Narrated by Becky Milligan, David Torrance, Jonathan Griffin, Natalia Zuo, Matthew Bannister ...

Unabridged

7 hours 25 min

A compelling collection of programmes exploring one of the world's most repressive and dangerous nationsThe Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a highly secretive totalitarian state - and one that poses an increasing threat to the West due to its rapidly expanding nuclear weapons programme. This unique 3-part collection takes an in-depth look at the country, encompassing its history, the ... Read more

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A compelling collection of programmes exploring one of the world's most repressive and dangerous nationsThe Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a highly secretive totalitarian state - and one that poses an increasing threat to the West due to its rapidly expanding nuclear weapons programme. This unique 3-part collection takes an in-depth look at the country, encompassing its history, the
... Read more
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Asian Armageddon, 1944-45

by Peter Harmsen ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Series series War in the Far East
Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

The last installment of the War in the Far East trilogy, Asian Armageddon 1944–1945, continues and completes the narrative of the first two volumes, describing how a US-led coalition of nations battled Japan into submission through a series of cataclysmic encounters. Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle ever, was testimony to the paramount importance of controlling the ocean, as was the fact that ... Read more

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The last installment of the War in the Far East trilogy, Asian Armageddon 1944–1945, continues and completes the narrative of the first two volumes, describing how a US-led coalition of nations battled Japan into submission through a series of cataclysmic encounters. Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle ever, was testimony to the paramount importance of controlling the ocean, as was the fact that
... Read more
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Korean War

A Captivating Guide to Korean War History

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Duke Holm ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Explore how the Korean War started, the aftermath, and the events in between!The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the United States, tells the tale of a conflict between two global superpowers and competing ideologies in a far-flung corner of the globe.The reality is that the wheels of motion that drove the country to war in 1950 began turning long before American boots ... Read more

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Explore how the Korean War started, the aftermath, and the events in between!The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the United States, tells the tale of a conflict between two global superpowers and competing ideologies in a far-flung corner of the globe.The reality is that the wheels of motion that drove the country to war in 1950 began turning long before American boots
... Read more
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Korean War

The War between North Korea and South Korean in the 1950s

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Morgan G ...

Unabridged

41 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A war between North and South Korea, referred to as the Korean War, was waged from June twenty-fifth, 1950, to July twenty-seventh, 1953. On June 25th, 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea after a series of border fights and South Korean uprisings.Both China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea, which was backed by the United Nations, while the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A war between North and South Korea, referred to as the Korean War, was waged from June twenty-fifth, 1950, to July twenty-seventh, 1953. On June 25th, 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea after a series of border fights and South Korean uprisings.Both China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea, which was backed by the United Nations, while the
... Read more
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Japan Runs Wild, 1942-1943

by Peter Harmsen ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Series series War in the Far East
Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

In early 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating Allied forces throughout the Pacific. In a matter of months, Japan had conquered an area larger than Hitler's empire at its apex. Hawaiians and Australians feared a future under Hirohito. The fate of half of mankind was hanging in the balance.But by the end of 1943, the tables had turned entirely. The ... Read more

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In early 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating Allied forces throughout the Pacific. In a matter of months, Japan had conquered an area larger than Hitler's empire at its apex. Hawaiians and Australians feared a future under Hirohito. The fate of half of mankind was hanging in the balance.But by the end of 1943, the tables had turned entirely. The
... Read more
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Частная жизнь корейской знати. Запреты, положение женщин, быт и идеалы эпохи Чосон

by Елена Хохлова ...

Narrated by Наталья Гребёнкина ...

Series series Страшно интересно
Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Увлекательный путеводитель по жизни Кореи эпохи династии Чосон. Автор предлагает взглянуть на прошлое не через дорамы и исторические сериалы, а через аутентичные исторические источники — главным образом традиционную корейскую живопись. За пять веков существования государства Чосон (1392–1897) создано множество свитков, ширм и альбомов, отражающих быт, костюмы, вкусы и мировоззрение людей той эпохи ... Read more

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Увлекательный путеводитель по жизни Кореи эпохи династии Чосон. Автор предлагает взглянуть на прошлое не через дорамы и исторические сериалы, а через аутентичные исторические источники — главным образом традиционную корейскую живопись. За пять веков существования государства Чосон (1392–1897) создано множество свитков, ширм и альбомов, отражающих быт, костюмы, вкусы и мировоззрение людей той эпохи
... Read more
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Storm Clouds over the Pacific, 1931-1941

by Peter Harmsen ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Series series War in the Far East
Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

War in the Far East is a trilogy of books offering the most complete narrative yet written about the Pacific Theater of World War II, and the first truly international treatment of the epic conflict. Historian Peter Harmsen weaves together a complex and revealing narrative, including facets of the war that are often overlooked in historic narratives. He explores the war in subarctic conditions on ... Read more

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War in the Far East is a trilogy of books offering the most complete narrative yet written about the Pacific Theater of World War II, and the first truly international treatment of the epic conflict. Historian Peter Harmsen weaves together a complex and revealing narrative, including facets of the war that are often overlooked in historic narratives. He explores the war in subarctic conditions on
... Read more

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