A Korean War Diary: A Historian in a War

By Sungchil Kim

'A Korean War Diary' is a diary written by a neutralist intellectual within the harsh and radically polarizing environment of the Korean War.
It depicts the experience of a powerless history professor who maintained an objective and conscientious frame of mind while enduring the agony and frustration of the war. With calm language, the diary describes the war as the author experienced it first-hand, depicting extreme left-vs-right confrontations, while revealing the author's fundamental trust in human nature despite the horrors of the war.

40 years after the ceasefire and after the author's death, the diary was finally published in Korea by a son of the author. As the diary vividly conveys the reality of the Korean War and the mindset of the polarized country and its people, it has been highly regarded by Korean readers. Even a section of the diary was included in school textbooks.

28 years after the Korean print, the book is now translated into English by the author's another son and is ready to meet readers from all over the world. The expectation/hope is that this book will provide insight into the dramatic confrontation between communism and democracy, and how people reacted to extreme mental and physical hardship during the war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09NRJZ6Q4
• ISBN13: 9798786098953
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"