Korea Deconstructed24 Kesä 2024

The Korean War, Memory, and Human Nature

Andrew Salmon, MBE, is the Seoul-based Asia editor of Washington Times, where he specializes in regional security, geopolitics and macro. He is the author of five books, including the award-winning Korean War combat histories, "To the Last Round" and "Scorched Earth, Black Snow." Those works have won awards from the ROK and UK governments, and have been translated into both Korean and Chinese.

Andrew's Books

To The Last Round: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Round-British-Stand-Imjin/dp/1845135334

Scorched Earth, Black Snow: https://www.amazon.com/Scorched-Earth-Black-Snow-Australia/dp/1845136195

The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/andrew-salmon/

Discussion Outline

0:00 Introduction

2:25 The Psychological Effects of War on Individuals

15:00 The Forgotten War

19:30 Soldiers' First Impressions of Korea

26:40 Difficult Questions

30:45 The North Korean Offensive

38:10 General Douglas MacArthur

47:20 The Chinese Dragon Awakes

1:00:00 An Ideological War?

1:10:00 Prisoners of War

1:14:55 Derek Kinne: Churchill's Bulldog

1:20:50 The End of the War

1:28:00 Current Military Capabilities

1:36:25 China in the 21st Century

1:44:20 Vladimir Putin

1:49:35 Lessons on War and Human Nature

1:57:35 Recommendations

Korea Deconstructed

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