What if a single family could bend an entire nation to its will-starving millions, building nukes in mountain caves, and rewriting history to claim divine birthright? This is the untold saga of North Korea-where celestial myths, Soviet puppetry, and brutal survival tactics colluded to create a dystopia that defies time.
"Show no mercy, for the enemy shows none."
-Kim Jong Il's secret order to prison guards, 1996 9
✓ God-Kings of Paektu Mountain: How Kim Il Sung fabricated his "holy bloodline" from a mythical volcano (Chapter 11) → Why public executions became mandatory viewing for children 915.
✓ Famine as Weapon: The "Arduous March"-where 2 million died while Kim Jong Il imported cognac (Chapter 19) → How cannibalism erupted in collapsed mining towns 217.
✓ Nuclear Blackmail: Kim Jong Un's 2024 arms deals with Russia funding missile tests-as 45.5% of citizens starved (Chapter 20) 15.
✓ Forgotten Revolts: 1946 land reforms that executed 10,000 "landlords" overnight (Chapter 11) → The 1980s purges where dissidents were vaporized by flamethrowers 17.