Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 90 pages)
ISBN:
9781003241294
,
9781000653250
Series Statement:
Routledge Research on Korea 2
Content:
Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The situation with sources -- A note on Romanisation -- Notes -- Chapter 1: The army of the Korean War -- The Japanese legacy -- The Soviet Union arrives -- The new leader -- From paramilitary organisations to an invasion-ready Army -- Security Corps and Railway Security Corps -- Cadre schools -- Unification of command -- Training of North Korean officers in the Soviet Union -- Central Command -- The Navy -- The Air Force -- Final preparations -- Convincing Stalin -- The Korean War -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English -- Korean -- Russian -- Other languages -- Interviews and other sources -- Chapter 2: The post-war KPA -- From war to peace -- How the puppet cut its strings -- Purges and militarisation -- Preparations for the second Korean War -- The creation of a totalitarian state -- Political instructors and another purge -- Late Kim Il-sŏng age -- North Korea and the fall of communism -- Kim Jŏng-il and his Army -- Rebellion attempts -- The People's Army and the people's business -- Kim Jŏng-ŭn and the rotation of generals -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English -- Korean -- Russian -- Other languages -- Interviews and other sources -- Chapter 3: Structure of the KPA -- Introduction: In the footsteps of the Soviets -- The central command and its structure -- February-September 1948 -- September 1948-June 1950 -- June-October 1950 -- October 1950-July 1953 -- July 1953-1958 -- 1958-1972 -- 1972-1991 -- 1991-1994 -- 1994-2011 -- 2011-2016 -- 2016-2021 -- Current (since 2021) -- Conclusion -- The four central command institutions -- Ground Force: Hierarchy of units -- From corps to battalion -- Secret and elite units -- The Navy -- The Air Force.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032147154
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032148236
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tertitskiy, Fyodor, - 1988- The North Korean army Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023 ISBN 9781032147154
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032148236
Language:
English
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