The Scariest Place in the World: A Marine Returns To North Korea
by Brady, James
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New York, New York, USA: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2005. BE5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/advance uncorrected proofs book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very slight overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's journey to Korea, including North Korea, in 2003. The author commanded a rifle platoon during the Korean war and was awarded the Bronze Star for valor. The author criss-crossed the country and, in the south, interviewed GIs and and officers, revisited the DMZ, and revisited two ridgelines where he fought during the war. The book combines his memories of the Korean War with a look at the soldiers then and today. By the author of "The Marines of Autumn" and "Warning of War." 267p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
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- Title
- The Scariest Place in the World: A Marine Returns To North Korea
- Author
- Brady, James
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, USA
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Nonfiction Non-fiction Korean War North Korea Marine Memoir Autobiography 2003 Hill 749 DMZ Official Frontier 38th Parallel GIs Soldiers Generals US Recon Battalion Soldiers Army Colonels Marine Colonels Ridgelines Travel Adventure War Memories Forgotten
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; History: Asia; Biography / Memoirs; Military / Wars; Biography / Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography: A-D; Military / Military History; Military / Atomic & Cold War;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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