korean war, 1950-1953

Retired colonel from the United States Army Bill Richardson shares his experiences as a prisoner of war in Death Valley during the Korean War.

To escape a tragic love affair, Henry Childs enlists in the Marines and is thrown into the Korean War, and though the challenges of war leave him scarred and haunted, the difficulties he faces upon his return home are greater by far.

A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.

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.

Provides an account of the Korean War, in which the United States moved to support its ally South Korea against an attack by North Korea.

Discusses the Korean War, the first armed conflict between forces of communism and democracy.

Story of the men of a naval task force operating in the icy waters off the Korean shore with a vital mission to perform; to destroy with jet bombers the heavily guarded bridge at Toko-ri and thus to stop essential supplies from moving to the Communist front lines.

"Fergus Frew thought he knew what to expect when he signed up with the Navy's demolitions team. But as the Korean War rages on, Fergus and his fellow divers -- aka 'frogmen' are tasked with more than just scouting mudflats, Soon they're planting mines. And sabotaging tunnels, bridges ... and even fishing nets. Scariest of all, it falls to Fergus to discover where the enemy has placed their mines, a job as painstaking as it is dangerous. But frogmen are amphibious. And Fergus may not realize it, but he's in a position to change the way the world thinks about combat"--Jacket flap.

Provides information about the causes, conduct, and results of the Korean War, a conflict fought between communist North Korea, with the approval of the Soviet Union and China, and South Korea, supported by the United States.

Corporal Tony Donovan and his Army Corps of Engineer companions must rebuild one of the jeeps they were carrying when their plane crashes behind enemy lines and escape before North Korea attacks.