North Korean Army. Juche on Uniform
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North Korean Army. Juche on Uniform
9.99 €
North Korea is a unique country. The DPRK's self-sufficiency and closed nature give rise to numerous stereotypes and myths. One of these is North Korea's total militarization. For years, states unfriendly to Pyongyang have painted a picture of the "insane Kim regime," supposedly turning North Korea into a vast military camp and harboring aggressive plans. The reality differs significantly from South Korean and American propaganda. At the same time, the armed forces have historically played a very special role in North Korea.
North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, and a significant number of his comrades were officers in the Soviet Red Army, drawing on this experience in their political decisions. The 1950-1953 war resulted in the deaths of more than 300,000 people and horrific material losses for North Korea. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and 2000s, North Korea was under a strict international blockade, and only the formidable reputation of its armed forces prevented it from sharing the fate of Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
How was the North Korean army created and developed? Who did it learn from, and what new tactical solutions did it develop? What does the North Korean armed forces look like today? Leading North Korean experts Gleb Targonsky and Vladimir Zaitsev answer these and other questions in their book. This is the first comprehensive study of the North Korean army.
North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, and a significant number of his comrades were officers in the Soviet Red Army, drawing on this experience in their political decisions. The 1950-1953 war resulted in the deaths of more than 300,000 people and horrific material losses for North Korea. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and 2000s, North Korea was under a strict international blockade, and only the formidable reputation of its armed forces prevented it from sharing the fate of Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
How was the North Korean army created and developed? Who did it learn from, and what new tactical solutions did it develop? What does the North Korean armed forces look like today? Leading North Korean experts Gleb Targonsky and Vladimir Zaitsev answer these and other questions in their book. This is the first comprehensive study of the North Korean army.
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