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The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, And Forty-Year Imprisonment In North Korea Cha ->->->-> http://bit.ly/2hUV2EJ
It is simple in part because HE is simpleBut perhaps the mark of a really good book is that it seems too shortEvery day was the sameIt's also really good on audioI am sure Jenkins is in some ways a diff I so enjoyed this book.more flag 3 likesLike see review I am sure Jenkins is in some ways a difficult person and I have no doubt that this story could have been unflattering or difficult to read had there not been a skilled writer at the task, but the book isnt aggrandizing or obsessed with the personality of the protagonistThis is my Experience.After Trump announced the Travel Ban on Americans wishing to travel to North Korea, I rushed my plans to visit the Hermit KingdomHe seems to be a man of few words: Homa & Sekey Books, c2011They followed it up with a blurb on Jenkins which lead me to this bookThis is his storyKorea (North)Like most people said, I think I finished this in about two days.The book gave some good food for thought and holds your interest, nonetheless.Coming from a middle-class background, I was never placed in a position where one of my only options for a better life was to join the militaryHe also knew that his unit back in the USA was being activated to be sent to Vietnam (a conflict in it's opening phases of US inv If you want an understanding of what it must be like living under the communist regime in North Korea this book will give you a glimpseFear is natural but just finishing several other books about WWII veterans part of doing your duty is engaging the enemy in spite of your fearSubject Pak, Yong-jae, 1927-1987He also knew that his unit back in the USA was being activated to be sent to Vietnam (a conflict in it's opening phases of US involvement)Western media delights in spreading slander and misinformation about the DPRK (when the actual news should be damning enough!), and how Jenkins was represented was no exception.The truth is that he was a young, naive hick in the Army who was trying to evade being sent to Vietnam, exactly as so many Americans attempte The first time I'd heard of Charlie Jenkins, he was alluded to in very insulting, condescending terms in a list of Americans who, through various means, had defected to North KoreaAfter all, he deserted from the US Army and ran away to North Korean in the 60's to avoid Vietnam (smooth move!)
I think Jim Frederick, the journalist who wrote the memoir for the soldier Charles R Jenkins, deserves a lot of the creditHe was afraid of the possible violenceShow less Available in some locations Place a Hold Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf The Orphan Master's Son A Novel by Johnson, Adam Book - 2012 An extraordinarily realistic and intricate Pulitzer Prize winning novel set in North KoreaSSgt Jenkins settled with his family in Japan but was able to visit his family in America and reunite with siblings and his mother.more flag 1 likeLike see review The problem: there were no Soviet puppet masters of North Korea, only Kim Il Sung(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780520253339 20160528 Subjects SubjectJenkins, Charles Robert, 1940-Korean War, 1950-1953 > Personal narratives, American.Korean War, 1950-1953 > Desertions > United States.Military deserters > United States > Biography.Americans > Korea (North) > Biography.Defectors > Korea (North) > Biography.Korea (North) > Social life and customsMrSSgt Jenkins would be a prisoner for 40 years.One of the interesting things about the North Korean communist culture was the attitude of self critisism that was requiredShow less Available in some locations Place a Hold Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf The Reluctant Communist My Desertion, Court-martial, and Forty-year Imprisonment in North Korea / Charles Robert Jenkins ; With Jim Frederick by Jenkins, Charles Robert Book - 2008 At age 24 and after throwing back 10 beers, Charles Jenkins deserted his infantry post and crossed the DMZ into North Korea where he wouldn't emerge until 40 years laterHe resurfaced a few years ago when North Korea admitted to having kidnapped a bunch of Japanese civilians to use as spy instructors (including the woman who became his wife)Recent admissions regarding the inaccuracy of dates and camp locations in this book don't diminish this man's harrowing experience and that of the estimated 200,000 other North Koreans in prison campsInterestingly, he says that when people ask him if he would do it all over again he cannot deny that he would, for the simple reason that it only because he walked into North Korea that he lived his life with the love of his life and their children, and he could not agree to doing a life over again without themThis documentary of interviews with North Korean refugees speaks to the strength of the illusion of benevolence created by the Kim dynasty and how they've been able to maintain itIt's also really good on audioFeb 25, 2014 Relstuart rated it liked it Shelves: military, memoir, korea If you want an understanding of what it must be like living under the communist regime in North Korea this book will give you a glimpse 8b5fd15931
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