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Project Eagle: The American Christians of North Korea in World War II
Robert S. Kim
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Description for Project Eagle: The American Christians of North Korea in World War II
Hardback. Tells the story of the American Christian missionaries in Korea from 1884 to 1942, who brought a new religion, modern education, and American political ideals to a nation conquered and ruled by the Japanese Empire. Project Eagle connects this era for the first time to OSS-Korean cooperation during the war through the story of its central figures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 photographs, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the development of the Korean independence movement and the creation of the forgotten alliance between that movement and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), called Project Eagle. Project Eagle tells the story of the American Christian missionaries in Korea from 1884 to 1942, who brought a new religion, modern education, and American political ideals to a nation conquered and ruled by the Japanese Empire. The missionaries' influence inextricably linked Christianity and American-style democracy to Korean ... Read more
Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the development of the Korean independence movement and the creation of the forgotten alliance between that movement and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), called Project Eagle. Project Eagle tells the story of the American Christian missionaries in Korea from 1884 to 1942, who brought a new religion, modern education, and American political ideals to a nation conquered and ruled by the Japanese Empire. The missionaries' influence inextricably linked Christianity and American-style democracy to Korean ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612348698
SKU
V9781612348698
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Ref
99-13
About Robert S. Kim
Robert S. Kim has almost two decades of experience in law and foreign affairs. He has worked in international financial law at a New York firm and in financial regulation at the Securities and Exchange Commission and at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He previously worked at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and served as the Treasury Department's deputy ... Read more
Reviews for Project Eagle: The American Christians of North Korea in World War II
Robert Kim's highly informative, intriguing, wonderfully illustrated, and readable Project Eagle helps us envision a reunified Korean nation collaborating with the United States and other Pacific Rim nations toward widespread stability and prosperity in the region. - Robert M. Sargent, U.S. Foreign Service (Ret.) Project Eagle is well researched, well written, and full of much-needed information about Korea. ... Read more