The Specter of Communism

By Melvyn P. Leffler,

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Leffler’s book is about much more than North Korea, but it covers world events that are critical to understanding the communist Korean state, its birth, and its conflict with the United States. I drew heavily on Leffler’s work in my own book to place North Korea within the context of surrounding geopolitical developments.

From Stephen's list on to understand the DPRK.

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