The most accessible, up-to date, and balanced account yet written, illustrated with dozens of astonishing photographs and maps, Brothers at War will become the definitive chronicle of the struggle's origins and aftermath and its global impact for years to come. Her portraits of the many fascinating characters that populate this history-Truman, MacArthur, Kim Il Sung, Mao, Stalin, and Park Chung Hee-reveal the complexities of the Korean War and the repercussions this conflict has had on lives of many individuals, statesmen, soldiers, and ordinary people, including the millions of hungry North Koreans for whom daily existence continues to be a nightmarish struggle. She brings to life the bitter struggles of the postwar period and shows how the conflict between the two Koreas has continued to evolve to the present, with important and tragic consequences for the region and the world. At the center of this conflict is an ongoing struggle between North and South Korea for the mantle of Korean legitimacy, a 'brother's war,' which continues to fuel tensions on the Korean peninsula and the region.ĭrawing from newly available diplomatic archives in China, South Korea, and the former Soviet Union, Jager analyzes top-level military strategy. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea Hardcover by Sheila Miyoshi Jager (Author) 70 ratings Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 15.06 6 Used from 3.61 3 New from 61.88 Paperback 17.03 51 Used from 3.09 21 New from 12. Her sweeping narrative ranges from the middle of the Second World War-when Korean independence was fiercely debated between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill-to the present day, as North Korea, with China's aid, stockpiles nuclear weapons while starving its people. Sheila Miyoshi Jager presents the first comprehensive history of this misunderstood war, one that risks involving the world's superpowers-again. Sixty years after North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the Korean War has not yet ended. 'The most balanced and comprehensive account of the Korean War.' -The Economist

Brothers at War by Sheila Miyoshi Jager