An ambitious and gripping exploration of the world's most secretive state through the intertwined lives of two North Koreans, one infamous, one obscure: Kim Il Sung, the former North Korean leader and No Kum Sok, once the state's youngest jet fighter pilot. Shortly before the Korean War ended, their paths crossed. Kim Il Sung congratulated No Kum Sok on his flying skill and courage, but just a few months later, No Kum Sok stole a Soviet-made MiG-15 and escaped to a US airfield in South Korea. This non-fiction thriller digs ...
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An ambitious and gripping exploration of the world's most secretive state through the intertwined lives of two North Koreans, one infamous, one obscure: Kim Il Sung, the former North Korean leader and No Kum Sok, once the state's youngest jet fighter pilot. Shortly before the Korean War ended, their paths crossed. Kim Il Sung congratulated No Kum Sok on his flying skill and courage, but just a few months later, No Kum Sok stole a Soviet-made MiG-15 and escaped to a US airfield in South Korea. This non-fiction thriller digs deeply into the character of the Kim family dictatorship. Both an irresistible adventure story and an authoritative guide to the notorious state, The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot explains why North Korea remains so isolated, why it created and maintains its concentration camps, and why it is still so angry at the western world. 'Harden's book, besides being a gripping story, unsparingly told, carries a freight of intelligence about this black hole of a country' New York Times on Escape from Camp 14
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As New in None Issued jacket. 290 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. The Riveting Story Of How North Korea's Kim II Sung Seized Power, plunging His Country Into War, While The Youngest Fighter Pilot In His Air Force Was Playing A High-risk Game Of Deception-and Of Escape.
Add this copy of The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot to cart. $30.50, like new condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2015 by Pan Macmillan.
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As New in None Issued jacket. 290 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. He Riveting Story Of How North Korea's Kim II Sung Seized Power, plunging His Country Into War, While The Youngest Fighter Pilot In His Air Force Was Playing A High-risk Game Of Deception-and Of Escape.
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Good. Light edge wear. Spine creased, but binding still solid. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
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