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African American fighter pilots Biography Brown, Jesse Leroy Buccaneers History 18th century Hudner, Tom 1924-2017 Interracial friendship Korea History 20th century Korean War, 1950-1953 Campaigns Korea (North) Changjin Reservoir Rescues Korea (North) Changjin Reservoir History 20th century United States. Navy African Americans Biography United States. Navy Officers BiographyLee, Jid
Summary: Presents a personal account of the author's life inspired by Korean mythology and set against a backdrop of the nation's turbulent history, tracing five generations of her family while sharing her views on such topics as Japanese colonialism, the Korean War, and Cold War-era pogroms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2010
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Summary: Sloan recounts the dramatic first three months of the Korean War, when South Korea was saved from Communism's conquest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.904 SLOLee, Julie
Summary: Twelve-year-old Sora and her eight-year-old brother, Youngsoo, must try to escape North Korea's oppressive Communist regime on their own in 1950. Includes historical notes, photographs of the author's mother, glossary of Korean words, and timeline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEEYi, Chi-min
Summary: American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job--what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YIHarden, Blaine
Summary: "The story of Kim Il Sung's rise to power, and the brave North Korean fighter pilot who escaped the prison state and delivered the first MiG-15 into American hands"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 951.9 HARCumings, Bruce
Summary: Bruce Cumings's rich narrative focuses on Korea's fractured, shattered, twentieth-century history. In 1910 Korea lost its centuries-old independence, and it remained an exploited colony of Japan until 1945. Then came national division, political turmoil, a devastating war, and the death and dislocation of millions, all of which left Korea still divided and in desperate poverty. Its recovery and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.903 CUMHahn, Sumi
Summary: "A talented young deep-sea diver from occupied 1948 Korea's neighboring Jeju Island visits Mt. Halla for her family's annual trading trip before her romance with a mountain youth is upended by family tragedy and political turbulence."--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Hahn 2020Summary: Korean War dogfight (air combat)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Makos, Adam
Summary: "A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances." --Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 951.904 MAKFischer, Paul
Summary: "A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics, [this book] offers a rare glimpse into a secretive world, illuminating a fascinating chapter of North Korea's history that helps explain how it became the hermetically sealed, intensely stage-managed country it remains today"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4 FISSides, Hampton
Summary: "A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War."--Provided by publisher. On October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur convinced President Harry Truman that the Communist forces of Kim Il-sung would be utterly defeated by Thanksgiving. The Chinese, he said with near certainty, would not intervene in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 951.904 SIDDrury, Bob.
Summary: November, 1950. After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is through the Toktong Pass, which will need to be held open at all costs. The mission fell to Captain William...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 951.904 DRUHan, Kang
Summary: Follows the aftermath of a young boy's shocking death during a violent student uprising as told from the perspectives of the event's victims and their loved ones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HANSummary: In 1908, Albert Kahn and his chauffeur embarked on a global trek to observe and absorb other cultures-an early "prototype" of the many photography missions Kahn would fund over the years. This program illustrates that formative round-the-world trip as well as the 1913 journey undertaken by photographer Stephane Passet to China, Mongolia, and India. Viewers will encounter startling images of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Makos, Adam
Summary: "Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American sharecropper's son from Mississippi, Jesse became the Navy's first black carrier pilot, defending a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9 MAKSummary: Men playing the stage roles of women is as old as the history of theater; in the tradition of Kabuki, the portrayal of female characters has become a tradition of its own. This program looks at the history of Kabuki and the role of women, and looks particularly at the dynastic development of the onnagata-the female impersonator-and the intricate techniques and details by which a thoroughly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Sandler, Martin W
Summary: Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017