korea (north)

An American Army lieutenant presents his memoirs of the guerrilla activities of the White Tigers special operations force in the Korean War.

It's a crime to leave North Korea yet increasing numbers of North Koreans are doing just that. First they go to neighboring China, which rejects them as criminals, then on to Southeast Asia or Mongolia, and finally to South Korea, the United States or other free countries. It's the new underground railroad.

On March 17,2009, Laura Ling and her colleague, Euna Lee, were working on a documentary about North Korean defectors. While filming on the Chinese-North Korean border, they were apprehended by North Korean soldiers. They were charged with trespassing and hostile acts, imprisoned, put on trial, and sentenced to twelve years of hard labor in a North Korean prison camp. When all this news reached Laura's sister, journalist Lisa Ling, she immediately began a campaign to get her sister, along with Euna Lee, released. Eventually, with the help of high-ranking U.S. officials and others, she was successful.

A biography of two Korean leaders, father and son, whose policies of self-reliance and self-defense are intended to lead to their primary goal--a united Korea.

Chronicles the life of Kim Jong Il, discussing his presidency and his relationship with his father, Kim Il Sung, North Korea's first leader, and examines North Korea's international relations.

Describes the background and context of North Korea's possibility of owning weapons of mass destruction.

Presents a dramatic account by one of the few survivors born in North Korea's infamous political prison camps, describings the brutal conditions he was forced to endure as a child, his witnessing of his family's executions, and his final, harrowing escape.

Contains nine essays discussing the history of U.S. and U.N. sanctions against North Korea since 1950, focusing on the six-nation agreement signed in February 2007 regarding the closure of North Korea's nuclear facility in exchange for economic aid and a security guarantee.

Analyzes the history of America's foreign relations with North Korea and argues that the George Bush administration botched America's relationship with the country causing a nuclear crisis. Draws on hundreds of interviews with key political players around the world including Colin Powell, John Bolton, and ex-Korean president Kim Dae-jung.

Examines the political and social unrest that plagues North Korea, discussing how the country's oppressive regime has impact its people, history, economy, and culture.