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Eye on Korea
Young, James V.. Ed(S): Stueck, William W.
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Description for Eye on Korea
Col James V. Young spent almost 20 years in Asia, including 14 in Korea. In this text, he writes with the expertise of an old Korea hand about a period that saw South Korea develop from an agrarian economy to a modern industrial state. Editor(s): Stueck, William W. Series: Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 187 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 2 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Col. James V. Young spent almost twenty years in Asia, including fourteen in Korea Here, he writes with the expertise of an old Korea hand about a period that saw South Korea develop from an agrarian economy to a modern industrial state. Young volunteered in 1969 for a new program aimed at creating area specialists within the military. In 1975, after four years of training in Korean language and culture, he witnessed how American diplomats convinced Park Chung-Hee, the South Korean president, not to develop his own nuclear weapons. Later, from the perspective of a military attache Young saw the ... Read more
Col. James V. Young spent almost twenty years in Asia, including fourteen in Korea Here, he writes with the expertise of an old Korea hand about a period that saw South Korea develop from an agrarian economy to a modern industrial state. Young volunteered in 1969 for a new program aimed at creating area specialists within the military. In 1975, after four years of training in Korean language and culture, he witnessed how American diplomats convinced Park Chung-Hee, the South Korean president, not to develop his own nuclear weapons. Later, from the perspective of a military attache Young saw the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
Series
Texas A&M University Military History Series
Number of Pages
187
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585442621
SKU
V9781585442621
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About Young, James V.. Ed(S): Stueck, William W.
James V. Young is currently president of Pacific Associates, a consulting firm based in Pinehurst, North Carolina. William Stueck, who lives in Athens, Georgia, is author of The Korean War: An International History.
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