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by Philip Gowman on 24 August, 2009

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The Korean War: the Korean version

12 August 2009 Book reviews: History
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General Paik Sun Yup: From Pusan to Panmunjom
Potomac Memories of War, 2007 (original English version pub 1992)

Your typical book on the Korean War centres on Generals MacArthur and Ridgeway, on the landing at Incheon and maybe (if it’s a British account) the battle at the Imjin. It’s a war fought by Americans, with support from [...]

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Two versions of the significance of 27 July

27 July 2009 History & heritage
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First, a press release from the White House, issued on 24 July:
NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Fifty-six years after the signing of the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom, Americans remain grateful for the courage and sacrifice of our Korean [...]

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Remembering the Forgotten War

21 July 2009 History & heritage
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“Freedom is not Free”, we are reminded by the inscription on the monument commemorating the Korean War. In the bustle of our daily lives, we can forget the sacrifices made by previous generations to secure our freedoms.
I have come to the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul to meet General Paik Sun Yup, the now-retired [...]

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The epic stand on the Imjin

11 July 2009 Book reviews: History
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Jennifer Barclay, author of Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi, looks at Andrew Salmon’s exciting new book on the battle of Imjin River: To The Last Round (Aurum Press, June 2009)
To the Last Round by Andrew Salmon gives the most exhaustive account to date of what he [...]

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Fallen heroes – two contrasting Korean war films

2 July 2009 Film reviews and comment
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June last year at the KCC saw the screening of two contrasting Korean War films from the 21st century. This year we saw two contrasting films from the last century, with very different perspectives.
Lee Man-hee’s The Marines who Never returned takes a heroic look at the South Korean forces as the allied troops move north [...]

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A manhwa artist at war

28 June 2009 History & heritage
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The Manhwa exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre finished this week, in preparation for the new Living Heritage exhibition. It was an interesting exhibition, giving some of the history of manhwa from its beginnings in early twentieth century newspapers, to the graphic novels which are avidly consumed today and which form a major part of [...]

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Max Hastings: The Korean War

25 June 2009 Book reviews: History
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Pan Macmillan, 1987

There are so many books on the Korean War, which commenced 59 years ago today, that it’s difficult to know where to start. One history which has stood the test of time is by Max Hastings. Clocking in at 35% fewer pages than David Halberstam’s recent well-received account, Max Hastings’s The Korean War [...]

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The Marines who never returned

23 June 2009 Events news
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News of the screening at the Cultural Centre on 25 June, the anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Lee Man-hee’s classic war film – difficult to get to see. As usual, pre-registration is required.
Title: The Marines Who Never Returned
Time & Date: 7 pm, 25 June 2009
Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall, KCC
Director: Lee Man-hee
Starring: Choi Mu-ryong, [...]

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Global Korea Lecture: When whisky could buy you a jeep

21 June 2009 BKVA
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Two days before the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1874, the second of the Global Korea lectures at the Cultural Centre looked at another time, nearly 60 years ago, when the Korean Peninsula was at the top of the UN’s agenda.
It was a shame that a transport strike resulted in a reduced turnout for [...]

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David Halberstam’s Korean War

10 June 2009 Book reviews: History
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David Halberstam
The Coldest Winter – America and the Korean War
718pp, Hyperion, 2007

The subtitle of David Halberstam’s magnum opus, The Coldest Winter – America and the Korean War, at first seems a bit unimaginative. But it is to the point. After all, without Truman’s decision to commit US ground forces, the whole Korean peninsula from Baekdusan [...]

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Nambugun – the first of two Korean War films this month at the KCC

9 June 2009 Events news
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In the first of two films selected to mark the anniversary of the start of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, the KCC will be screening Jeong Ji-yeong’s Nambugun (North Korean Partisans in South Korea, 남부군) on Thursday 11 June, 7pm.
The 1990 film, with screenplay by director Jang Sun-woo, stars Ahn Sung-ki and the [...]

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A Veteran’s impression of the Miracle on the Han

29 May 2009 BKVA
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News of an interesting talk coming up at the KCC:
A Veteran’s impression of the Miracle on the Han
Date: Wednesday 10th June 2009, 6~7pm
Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, KCC
Speaker: Mike Swindells
Admission Free (booking required)
info@kccuk.org.uk or 020 7004 2600
A drinks reception will follow this lecture
About the lecture
A tank Troop Leader in Korea in 1951-52 and now President of the [...]

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Warrior at the Imjin

24 April 2009 BKVA
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Bob Warrior describes life as a prisoner of war in North Korea, over 55 years ago. Jennifer Barclay’s compelling interview.

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Cry Korea

23 April 2009 Book reviews: History
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Jennifer Barclay reviews a contemporary war reporter’s account of the Korean war, “Cry Korea” (Reginald Thompson)

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